Celsius temperature

symbols: $t$, $\theta$
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00928
Thermodynamic temperature minus \(273.15\ \rm{K}\), invariably expressed in the SI unit degree Celsius (\(\pu{^{\circ}C}\)) which is equal to the kelvin. Sometimes the misnomer centigrade temperature is used for Celsius temperature.
Sources:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 48 [Terms] [Book]
PAC, 1996, 68, 957. (Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)) on page 965 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'Celsius temperature' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00928 RIS BibTex EndNote
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