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"The second law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of an isolated system can only increase over time. "

Isn't there a difference between "can only increase" and "cannot decrease"?

Over long enough time, fluctuations to lower entropy states will happen, so the jaw is statistical.

Well, it's the an equal sign missing from one. For the later it can stay the same while it cannot stay the same for the former.