Temperature is a comparative amount of heat in a substance that is a measure of the kinetic energy of its particles, place, or body. Temperature influences various physical and chemical properties of materials and is crucial in numerous scientific, industrial, and everyday applications. Several scales and units exist for measuring temperature, the most common being Celsius (°C; formerly called centigrade), Fahrenheit (°F), and, especially in science, Kelvin (°K).
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