= International Temperature Scale of 1990
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= ITS-90
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The <International Temperature Scale of 1990> is a practical scale for reproducible <temperature> measurements. Its assigned reference points and interpolation procedures approximate <thermodynamic temperature>. A calibrated <standard platinum resistance thermometer> transfers this scale over specified intervals; it does not define the modern <kelvin>.<The International System of Units (SI), ninth edition, SI Brochure>[§2.3.1: practical temperature scales, ITS-90, and thermodynamic temperature]{ref}
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