kelvin
SI base unit of
thermodynamic temperature
(symbol:
).
The kelvin is the fraction 1/273.16 of the
thermodynamic temperature
of the
triple point
of water.
Source:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 70
PAC, 1996,
68
, 957
(Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996))
on page 977