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fixed point

Temperature that can be accurately reproduced and used as the basis of a temperature scale. In the Celsius scale, the fixed points are the temperature of melting ice, defined to be 0°C (32°F), and the temperature of boiling water (at standard atmospheric pressure), defined to be 100°C (212°F).



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