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Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world 2 months agoI am not sure I follow that. The scale is always relative right? It’s just the zero that’s absolute. But that’s also the case with measuring angles where we do use the degree symbol.
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Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world 2 months agoI am not sure I follow that. The scale is always relative right? It’s just the zero that’s absolute. But that’s also the case with measuring angles where we do use the degree symbol.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Right, that’s what makes Rankine and Kelvin absolute scales, while Fahrenheit and Celsius are relative.