The lowest temperature theoretically attainable is -273.15° C.

Let's call -273.15° C ABSOLUTE ZERO.

We can define a temperature scale in which zero degrees is really absolute zero. Such a scale is called the Kelvin scale.

One degree Kelvin is equal in magnitude to one degree Celsius.

Based on this, let's construct a Kelvin temperature scale.

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