Gollum to Science [email protected]English • 2 years agoFahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvini.imgur.comimagemessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1791
arrow-up1791imageFahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvini.imgur.comGollum to Science [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square149fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoWell I’d say that’s why op chose the adverb “fairly”, it gets across that it’s a wide range and lacks specificity. Not completely useless as a baseline, but fairly general.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoObviously the freezing point of water is also a range (depending on purity, altitude, etc) but would you say it’s less, or more specific?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoCompared with the human experience of “cold”? More specific, even when talking about ocean water and water on mountains or whatever altitude water you’re talking about.
Well I’d say that’s why op chose the adverb “fairly”, it gets across that it’s a wide range and lacks specificity.
Not completely useless as a baseline, but fairly general.
Obviously the freezing point of water is also a range (depending on purity, altitude, etc) but would you say it’s less, or more specific?
Compared with the human experience of “cold”? More specific, even when talking about ocean water and water on mountains or whatever altitude water you’re talking about.