kelvin (unit)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/kelvin_(unit)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf unit of temperature
gptkbp:abbreviation K
gptkbp:absoluteScale true
gptkbp:category temperature units
gptkbp:conversionToCelsius T(°C) = T(K) - 273.15
gptkbp:conversionToFahrenheit T(°F) = (T(K) × 9/5) - 459.67
gptkbp:currentDefinition defined by fixing the value of the Boltzmann constant
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:triple_point_of_water
SI
gptkbp:dimensions gptkb:temperature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label kelvin (unit)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1967
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:measures true
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin
gptkbp:notableFor absolute zero is 0 K
gptkbp:notDegree true
gptkbp:plural kelvins
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:degree_Celsius
gptkb:degree_Fahrenheit
rankine
gptkbp:symbol K
gptkbp:unitSystem gptkb:International_System_of_Units_(SI)
gptkbp:usedFor measuring thermodynamic temperature
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:science
cryogenics
engineering
meteorology
physics
thermodynamics
black-body radiation
color temperature
gptkbp:zeroPoint absolute zero
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_William_Thomson
gptkb:Sir_William_Thomson_(Lord_Kelvin)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4