Fahrenheit
E356770
Fahrenheit is a temperature scale commonly used in the United States and a few other countries, where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees under standard conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fahrenheit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3421151 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fahrenheit Context triple: [Google Weather, supportsFeature, Fahrenheit]
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A.
Fahrenheit 11/9
Fahrenheit 11/9 is a political documentary film by Michael Moore that critiques the presidency of Donald Trump and the broader state of American democracy.
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B.
Frost
Frost is the middle name of George F. Kennan, the influential American diplomat and historian known for shaping the U.S. Cold War containment strategy.
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C.
Frost
Frost is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals, including the American poet Robert Frost.
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D.
The Factor
The Factor is the shortened title of the long-running Fox News political talk show hosted by Bill O’Reilly, known for its conservative commentary and combative interview style.
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E.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fahrenheit Target entity description: Fahrenheit is a temperature scale commonly used in the United States and a few other countries, where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees under standard conditions.
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A.
Fahrenheit 11/9
Fahrenheit 11/9 is a political documentary film by Michael Moore that critiques the presidency of Donald Trump and the broader state of American democracy.
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B.
Frost
Frost is the middle name of George F. Kennan, the influential American diplomat and historian known for shaping the U.S. Cold War containment strategy.
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C.
Frost
Frost is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals, including the American poet Robert Frost.
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D.
The Factor
The Factor is the shortened title of the long-running Fox News political talk show hosted by Bill O’Reilly, known for its conservative commentary and combative interview style.
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E.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | temperature scale ⓘ |
| absoluteZeroValue | −459.67 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| belongsTo | thermodynamics concepts ⓘ |
| boilingPointOfWater | 212 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| category | units of temperature ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedFor |
body temperature measurements in the United States
ⓘ
cooking temperatures in the United States ⓘ household thermostats in the United States ⓘ weather forecasts in the United States ⓘ |
| conversionFromCelsiusFormula | F = C × 9⁄5 + 32 ⓘ |
| conversionToCelsiusFormula | C = (F − 32) × 5⁄9 ⓘ |
| freezingPointOfWater | 32 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| hasBaseInterval | 1 degree Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| hasSubmultiple | 0.1 degree Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| hasUnitSystem |
US customary units
ⓘ
imperial system ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
formerly used in Australia
ⓘ
formerly used in Canada ⓘ formerly used in New Zealand ⓘ formerly used in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| intervalRelationToCelsius | 1 degree Celsius equals 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1724 ⓘ |
| legalStatusInUS | permitted for many non-scientific uses ⓘ |
| lessCommonThan | Celsius scale globally ⓘ |
| measurementDimension | temperature ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| replacedByInMostCountries | Celsius ⓘ |
| scaleType |
empirical temperature scale
ⓘ
relative temperature scale ⓘ |
| scaleZeroApproximateCelsiusEquivalent | −17.78 degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| statusInScience |
largely replaced by Celsius and Kelvin in science
ⓘ
not standard in most scientific contexts ⓘ |
| symbol | °F ⓘ |
| temperatureIntervalBetweenFreezingAndBoilingOfWater | 180 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Celsius
ⓘ
kelvin ⓘ
surface form:
Kelvin
|
| usedIn |
Bahamas
ⓘ
Belize ⓘ Cayman Islands ⓘ Liberia ⓘ Marshall Islands ⓘ Micronesia ⓘ Palau ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
some Caribbean territories ⓘ |
| waterTriplePointApproximation | 32.018 degrees Fahrenheit ⓘ |
| zeroPointDefinition | originally based on brine freezing point ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fahrenheit Description of subject: Fahrenheit is a temperature scale commonly used in the United States and a few other countries, where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees under standard conditions.
Referenced by (1)
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