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There were two fixed points in the original Celsius scale as mentioned above which were  assigned the number 0°C and 100°C respectively. On the absolute scale, one of the fixed points is the triple-point of water, which on the Kelvin absolute scale is assigned the number 273.16 K. What is the other fixed point on this (Kelvin) scale?

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On Kelvin absolute scale the other fixed point is absolute zero temperature (0K).

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