Absolute Temperature Scale
Thermodynamic temperature scale, named for Lord Kelvin (1848), in which temperatures are given in kelvins (K). (In the SI system, the degree sign and the word degree are not used for kelvin temperatures.) The absolute zero of temperature is zero K, or -273.16 °C (Celsius or centigrade), or -459.7 °F (Fahrenheit). The size of the kelvin unit (degree) is the same as that of the Celsius degree.
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