Absolute scale

Absolute scale

Temperature scale set so that zero is at the theoretical lowest temperature possible. This would occur when all random motion of molecules has ceased.

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absolute scale

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1. A scale in which the zero value indicates the lowest physically possible value that a parameter can attain. 2. A standard scale for measurement of a quantity. 3. A ...

absolute scale

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Temperature scale set so that zero is at the theoretical lowest temperature possible. This would occur when all random motion of molecules has ceased.

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