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kinetic temperature
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kinetic temperaturehas definition A measure of the average random motion of the particles in a system.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:12.0
is a kind of temperature2001-09-27 09:33:12.0
temperaturehas unit temperature unit2001-09-27 09:33:12.0
numberhas value2001-09-27 09:32:57.0