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Some scales used for measuring temperature:
Thermodynamic (absolute): Lord Kelvin
Celsius: Anders Celsius (Swedish Astronomer)
Fahrenheit: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (Dutch-German-Polish physicist)
Rankine: William John MacQuorn Rankine (Scottish Physicist)
Reaumur: Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur (French Scientist)
Romer (or Roemer): Ole Christensen Romer (Danish Astronomer).
The units for the Thermodynamic and Celsius scales are the same, the Thermodynamic is an absolute scale.
The units for the Fahrenheit and Rankine scales are the same, the Rankine is an absolute scale.
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What is used in measuring temperature for math?
There are many different units used in temperature, the most common is Fahrenheit and Celsius.
What are the units for a thermometer?
AnswerA thermometer is used to measure temperature.There are different units used to express temperature these units include kelvin,celsius and fahrenheit.These units can be convert from one to the other by simple calculation.However thermometers are found with different units of temperature, most thermometers measure in celsius and Fahrenheit.
What is the customary unit used for temperature?
Fahrenheit, if you're talking about U.S. Customary units.
Is this true that conversion factor is a ratio of equivalent values used to express the same units in different quantities?
No. The same quantities in different units.
What is the relationship between English measurement and Metric Measurement?
For just about any type of unit, different units are used between the English system and the SI (metric) system. In both systems, there are units for length, area, volume, mass, force, temperature, etc.
