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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Comparing arbitrary degrees to absolutes. Notice K is the only one without the degree symbol...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Would Rankine not be an absolute?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

yes it used the same zero as Kelvin

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

It is, but like everything imperial, it is cursed. So it still has a degree sign by convention despite being an absolute scale