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Temperature

In classical thermodynamics and kinetic theory, temperature reflects the average kinetic energy of the particles in a system, providing a quantitative measure of how energy is distributed among microscopic degrees of freedom.

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Common symbols
T
Derivations from other quantities
p V n R {\displaystyle {\frac {pV}{nR}}} , d q rev d S {\displaystyle {\frac {dq_{\text{rev}}}{dS}}}
Dimension
Θ {\displaystyle {\mathsf {\Theta }}}
Intensive?
Yes
Other units
°C, °F, °R, °Rø, °Ré, °N, °D, °L, °W, Planck units
SI unit
K

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Temperature

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related to Bibliography of cited references · 91
Temperature → Academic Press, Adkins, Advanced Students, American Journal, Amsterdam, An Advanced Treatise, Baltimore, Bibcode, Blackie, Boca Raton, Boltzmann, Buchdahl, Buuren, Cambridge, Cambridge Philosophical Society, Cambridge UK, Cambridge University Press, Carnot's, Classical Thermodynamics, Co
see also · 33
Temperature → Ability, Absolute, Apparent, Atmospheric, Average, Aviation, CInternational Temperature Scale, Color, Comparison, Concept, Device, Earth, Earth's, Electromagnetic, Fahrenheit, Heat, Infrared, ISO, ITS-90, Measure
related to Further reading · 26
Temperature → Bibcode, Biró, Chang, Childs, Greenwood, Hasok, Inventing Temperature, Is There, ISBN, Long, Mark Waldo, Measurement, NJ, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Princeton, Review, Scientific Instruments, Scientific Progress, Springer
measured by · 17
Temperature → Belize, Celsius, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Fahrenheit, Fahrenheit's, In, Kelvin, Liberia, Many, Modern, Most, Myanmar, Ole Christensen Rømer, Other, Rankine, United States, US
related to Absolute scales · 14
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related to Thermodynamic approach · 13
Temperature → Being, Boltzmann, Celsius, Fahrenheit, For, Formerly, Its, Kelvin, May, Nevertheless, One, Rankine, The
related to Kelvin scale · 10
Temperature → Boltzmann, In, International System, It, Its, Kelvin, Many, SI, Since May, Units
related to Units · 9
Temperature → Because, Celsius, For, In, International System, It, SI, The, Units
is a · 8
Temperature → intensive variable, intensive variable because it is equal to a differential coefficient of one extensive variable with respect to another, inverse of the derivative of the subsystem's entropy for its internal energy, measure of the mean energy of motion, measure of the mean particle translational kinetic energy, numerical scale for the hotness of a thermodynamic system, rate of increase of entropy with respect to energy at constant volume, rate of increase of entropy with respect to energy at constant volume.Definition from statistical mechanicsStatistical mechanics defines temperature based on a system's fundamen…
related to Continuous or discrete · 8
Temperature → Fang, For, Generally, However, There, This, Ward, When

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thermodynamic absolute scale energy thermodynamics kelvin heat equilibrium system body defined law gas zero boltzmann microscopic kinetic constant point scales

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TemperatureCommon symbolsT1.00infobox
TemperatureDerivations from other quantitiesp V n R {\displaystyle {\frac {pV}{nR}}} , d q rev d S {\displaystyle {\frac {dq_{\text{rev}}}{dS}}}1.00infobox
TemperatureDimensionΘ {\displaystyle {\mathsf {\Theta }}}1.00infobox
TemperatureIntensive?Yes1.00infobox
TemperatureOther units°C, °F, °R, °Rø, °Ré, °N, °D, °L, °W, Planck units1.00infobox
TemperatureSI unitK1.00infobox
Temperatureis aintensive variable because it is equal to a differential coefficient of one extensive variable with respect to another0.90text
Temperatureis aintensive variable0.90text
Temperatureis ameasure of the mean energy of motion0.90text
Temperatureis ameasure of the mean particle translational kinetic energy0.90text
Temperatureis anumerical scale for the hotness of a thermodynamic system0.90text
Temperatureis arate of increase of entropy with respect to energy at constant volume.Definition from statistical mechanicsStatistical mechanics defines temperature based on a system's fundamen…0.90text
Temperatureis ainverse of the derivative of the subsystem's entropy for its internal energy0.90text
Temperatureis arate of increase of entropy with respect to energy at constant volume0.90text

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