Re:Chinese Tokamak reaches over 100M degrees
by antx on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @08:17AM
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You're right, the degree was removed in 1967, because Kelvin's units are considered absolute. However, one could argue that, since it has a scale, each "step" or "unit" can be considered a "degree", like in a literal scale. In informal conversation, we should not be so pedantic. Even some modern scientific textbooks still include the degree.
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Re:Chinese Tokamak reaches over 100M degrees
by mcv on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @09:23AM
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> the degree was removed in 1967
I did not know that. I've always thought it was originally defined as units Kelvin, without degree.
Re:Chinese Tokamak reaches over 100M degrees
by monochromatic on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @08:24AM
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Indeed. Nobody’s going to be confused by “degrees Kelvin.”