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Curie temperature scale comparison table |
Subject | has definition | has synonym | is a kind of | is an instance of |
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temperature unit | A temperature unit is a measure of the average kinetic energy per degree of freedom of the constituent molecules. | unit | ||
Curie temperature scale | This is sometimes used for indicating temperature in the vicinity of absolute zero. It is based on Curie's law, which states that the susceptibility of a paramagnetic material is approximately proportional to its absolute temperature. | magnetic temperature | temperature unit |
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