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How do I make a general solver for a system of equations (e.g. thermodynamic processes) with different inputs and outputs?

Background

This is one of those self-answer questions, and I'm happy to see other answers or comments. Let's say I have a system of equations (e.g. thermodynamics equations), where the "knowns" and "unknowns" are not set, and the system of equations can also change based on e.g. the type of thermodynamic process (isothermal, isobaric, isochoric, adiabatic).

Knowns and Unknowns Subject to Change

Take $PV=nRT$. Case 1: If I know $P$, $V$, $n$, and $R$, then $T\rightarrow\frac{PV}{nR}$. Case 2: I know $V$, $T$, $n$, $R$, then $P\rightarrow\frac{nRT}{V}$.

The "Hard-Coded" Solution

An easy solution is:

eqn = P V = n R T;
soln1 = Solve[eqn, T];
soln2 = Solve[eqn, P];

but this can become overwhelming with many input and output variables and especially if the systems of equations are also subject to change.

Question

How do I make make a general solver that takes a system of equations and whatever inputs are supplied (with units) and outputs the best attempt at a solution based on those inputs?

Some SE examples

I think this kind of approach is applicable to the following examples: Work done in Isobaric Process
Answer to Comparison between isobaric, isothermal and adiabatic expansion
Finding the Enthalpy of an Ideal Gas given internal energy
Adiabatic proccess and Carnot cycle in a photon gas
A simple thermodynamic question

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