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Temperature

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025

Definition

Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a system. It determines how much thermal energy these particles have.

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