Kelvin(K)
The kelvin is the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature and starts at absolute zero.
Reviewed
- Symbol
- K
- Quantity
- Temperature
- Measurement system
- SI
- SI classification
- SI base unit
- Reference unit
- Kelvin
- Exact relationship
- K = °C + 273.15
What kelvin means
Kelvin is the standard SI basis for temperature in physics and engineering because it starts at absolute zero and avoids negative values in thermodynamic calculations.