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degree Fahrenheit

0112/2///62720#UAA039

unit of the temperature of which the scale is defined by two fixe-points, the temperatures of freezing point (32 °F) and boiling point (212 °F) of water at normal pressure (air pressure of 1 013,25 hPa)

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Version
2
Revision
1
Preferred name
degree Fahrenheit
Short name
°F
Definition
unit of the temperature of which the scale is defined by two fixe-points, the temperatures of freezing point (32 °F) and boiling point (212 °F) of water at normal pressure (air pressure of 1 013,25 hPa)
Note
For the numerical value of Fahrenheit temperature and the accordant thermodynamic temperature the following relation is valid: - for absolute temperature: {δ}Fahrenheit = {T}Kelvin • 1,8 - 459,67 - for temperature differences: {Δδ}Fahrenheit = {ΔT}Kelvin • 1,8
Unit structure
K¹
Unit in text
degree Fahrenheit
Unit in SGML/XML
Structured markup (math)(152 chars)
<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"> <!-- UAA039 --> <mrow> <mo>&#xB0;</mo> <mi mathvariant="normal">F</mi> </mrow> </math>
UN/ECE code
FAH
Unit conversion
Structured markup (UnitsML)(547 chars)
<UnitsML xmlns="https://schema.unitsml.org/unitsml/1.0"><Unit xml:id="0112/2///62720#UAA185"><Conversions><Float64ConversionFrom xml:id="UAA185_from_UAA039" initialUnit="0112/2///62720#UAA039" initialAddend="459.67" multiplicand="5" divisor="9" exact="true" /></Conversions></Unit><Unit xml:id="https://si-digital-framework.org/SI/units/kelvin"><Conversions><Float64ConversionFrom xml:id="SI::kelvin_from_UAA039" initialUnit="0112/2///62720#UAA039" initialAddend="459.67" multiplicand="5" divisor="9" exact="true" /></Conversions></Unit></UnitsML>
Responsible committee
IEC/SC 3D
Publisher
IEC
Published in
IEC 62720
Status level
Standard
Version release date
2026-03-17
Revision release date
2026-03-17
Version initiation date
2026-03-17
Change request ID
C00192