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Fahrenheit(°F)

The Fahrenheit scale is a temperature scale used especially in the United States and a few other countries.

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Symbol
°F
Quantity
Temperature
Measurement system
Imperial and US customary
SI classification
Non-SI unit
Reference unit
Kelvin
Exact relationship
°F = (°C × 9/5) + 32

What Fahrenheit means

Fahrenheit is still common in the US for everyday temperatures, but scientific and international work generally uses Celsius or Kelvin.

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