temperature range

Heat variation bounds

Temperature range is the span between a minimum and maximum temperature.

It often describes the operating limits of equipment The freezer has a temperature range of -10 to 0 degrees, the climate of a region Death Valley has an extreme daily temperature range, or the tolerance of living things This plant thrives in a narrow temperature range.

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climate zones · thermometer · heatwaves · fever pitch · Kelvin scale · boiling point · heatstroke · body heat · homeostasis · thermoregulation · safe limits · isotherms · frostbite · humidity levels · thermal insulation · cooling systems · heating systems · cryogenics

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