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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

measure, quantity, amount go
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

system of measurement, metric go
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

temperature scale
a system of measuring temperature

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Celsius scale, international scale, centigrade scale go
a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees
Fahrenheit scale go
a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees
Kelvin scale, absolute scale go
a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees
Rankine scale go
a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees
Reaumur scale go
a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees