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Within Vinony's link graph, temperature is referenced by 3,990 other articles, and connects out to kelvin, conversion of units of temperature and International System of Units.

It is catalogued under the topic Temperature.

Its subject is documented across 158 Wikipedia language editions.

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Physical quantity.name
Temperature
Physical quantity.image
Thermally Agitated Molecule.gif
Physical quantity.caption
Thermal vibration of a segment of a protein's alpha helix. Its amplitude increases with temperature.
Physical quantity.unit
K
Physical quantity.otherunits
°C, °F, °R, °Rø, °Ré, °N, °D, °L, °W, Planck units
Physical quantity.dimension
wikidata
Physical quantity.intensive
Yes
Physical quantity.derivations
\frac{pV}{nR}, \frac{dq_\text{rev

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
state function
Image
Pakkanen.jpg
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quantity symbol (string)
Θ
Commons category
Temperature
topic's main category
Category:Temperature
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
NCI Thesaurus ID
C25206
studied by
thermodynamics
invariant under
isothermal process
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Encyclopedic overview

42 sections
Contents
  • Effects
  • Scales
  • Absolute zero
  • Absolute scales
  • Kelvin scale
  • Statistical mechanical ''versus'' thermodynamic temperature scales
  • Classification of scales
  • Empirical scales
  • Theoretical scales
  • Microscopic statistical mechanical scale
  • Macroscopic thermodynamic scale
  • Ideal gas
  • Kinetic theory approach
  • Thermodynamic approach
  • Intensive variability
  • Local thermodynamic equilibrium
  • Basic theory
  • Bodies in thermodynamic equilibrium
  • Bodies in a steady state but not in thermodynamic equilibrium
  • Bodies not in a steady state
  • Thermodynamic equilibrium axiomatics
  • Heat capacity
  • Measurement
  • Units
  • Historical scales
  • Plasma physics
  • Continuous or discrete
  • Theoretical foundation
  • Kinetic theory of gases
  • Zeroth law of thermodynamics
  • Second law of thermodynamics
  • Definition from statistical mechanics
  • Generalized temperature from single-particle statistics
  • Negative temperature
  • Examples <span class="anchor" id="Table of common temperatures"></span>
  • See also
  • Notes and references
  • Notes
  • Citations
  • Bibliography of cited references
  • Further reading
  • External links

{{Infobox physical quantity | name = Temperature | image = Thermally Agitated Molecule.gif | caption = Thermal vibration of a segment of a protein's alpha helix. Its amplitude increases with temperature. | unit = K | otherunits = °C, °F, °R, °Rø, °Ré, °N, °D, °L, °W, Planck units | symbols = | dimension = wikidata | intensive = Yes | derivations = \frac{pV}{nR}, \frac{dq_\text{rev}}{dS} }}

In classical thermodynamics and kinetic theory, temperature reflects the average kinetic energy of the particles in a system, providing a quantitative measure of how energy is distributed among microscopic degrees of freedom. Temperature reflects the average kinetic energy of the vibrating and colliding atoms making up a substance. It is a numerical expression of the everyday experience of hotness or coldness.

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