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absolute zero comparison table

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temperature quantity A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a system.

absolute zero temperature The lowest possible temperature, attained when a system is at its minimum possible energy. The Kelvin temperature scale sets its zero point at absolute zero (-273.15° on the Celsius scale, and -434.07° on the Fahrenheit scale).

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has definition
temperature		quantity	A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a system.
absolute zero	temperature		The lowest possible temperature, attained when a system is at its minimum possible energy. The Kelvin temperature scale sets its zero point at absolute zero (-273.15° on the Celsius scale, and -434.07° on the Fahrenheit scale).

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