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'''Temperature''' is how hot or cold an object or a region is. The [[SI]] unit for temperature is the [[Kelvin]]; other commonly used scaled are [[Celsius]] and [[Fahrenheit]]. | '''Temperature''' is how hot or cold an object or a region is. The [[SI]] unit for temperature is the [[Kelvin]]; other commonly used scaled are [[Celsius]] and [[Fahrenheit]]. | ||
To convert a given temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit, use the following equation: | |||
F=9×C/5+32, | |||
where F denotes the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and C is the the temperature in degrees Celsius. | |||
To convert a temperature from Celsius to Kelvin, use the equation: K=C+273.15 | |||
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Revision as of 20:42, 2 February 2015
Temperature is how hot or cold an object or a region is. The SI unit for temperature is the Kelvin; other commonly used scaled are Celsius and Fahrenheit.
To convert a given temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit, use the following equation: F=9×C/5+32, where F denotes the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and C is the the temperature in degrees Celsius.
To convert a temperature from Celsius to Kelvin, use the equation: K=C+273.15 This article is a stub. Help us out by expanding it.
