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Revision as of 23:46, 14 June 2004 by Curps (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Is the Kelvin temperature scale actually supposed to be written as a lower-case k? I thought k stood for kilo- and K stood for Kelvins. --24.72.34.179 22:44, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)
I think they meant that:
- A "kelvin" is written with a lowercase "k", just like "ampere" is written with a lowercase "a", even though it's named after a person too.
- However, the abbreviation for a kelvin is an uppercase "K", just like the abbreviation for an ampere is an uppercase "A".
200 K = 200 kelvins
200 A = 200 amperes
Perhaps the wording needs some clarification, or perhaps it's unnecessary. -- Curps 23:46, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)