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kelvin
SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature (symbol: Math - text). The kelvin is the fraction 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.
Source:
Green Book, p. 70
PAC, 1996, 68, 957 (Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)) on page 977
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by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
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