What is a kelvin?
The kelvin is the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature and begins at absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature.
0 K = -273.15 degrees Celsius
Temperature unit
Kelvin
KThe kelvin is the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature and begins at absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature.
History
The unit is named for William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, and uses absolute zero as its zero point for scientific temperature measurement.
Common uses
- Science
- Engineering
- Color temperature
- Thermodynamics