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minus-squareDarrell_Winfield@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 year ago Fever is not 100F. A fever is defined as 100.4F. Why 100.4 when 100 is a much easier to remember and handle number? Because fever is defined in humans as 38C, and that converts to 100.4F.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year ago A fever is defined as 100.4F Who defines it like that? I’m asking because I wouldn’t be surprised if the definition differs between orgs
minus-squarecantsurf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoIt’s actually an irrational number, but for most purposes 100.4159F is a perfectly reasonable approximation.
Fever is not 100F. A fever is defined as 100.4F. Why 100.4 when 100 is a much easier to remember and handle number? Because fever is defined in humans as 38C, and that converts to 100.4F.
Who defines it like that? I’m asking because I wouldn’t be surprised if the definition differs between orgs
It’s actually an irrational number, but for most purposes 100.4159F is a perfectly reasonable approximation.