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   From: nospam@de-ster.demon.nl   
      
   Ross Finlayson  wrote:   
      
   > On 02/24/2026 03:40 AM, J. J. Lodder wrote:   
   > > Ross Finlayson  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> On 02/23/2026 12:49 PM, J. J. Lodder wrote:   
   > >>> Ross Finlayson  wrote:   
   > >>>   
   > >>>> What, you thought Boltzmann constant was a   
   > >>>> purely physical constant?   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltzmann_constant   
   > >>>   
   > >>> As of the latest revision of the SI, Boltzmann's constant   
   > >>> is just another conversion factor between units.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> There is no longer any physical content to it,   
   > >>>   
   > >>> Jan   
   > >>>   
   > >>   
   > >> The Boltzmann constant is provided to you in a little table.   
   > >   
   > > Another table tells me that there are 5280 feet to the mile,   
   > >   
   > > Jan   
   > >   
   >   
   > Boltzmann constant is in the little leaflet in   
   > every book on thermodynamics.   
   >   
   > Often it's the only "physical constant" given.   
   >   
   > The SI units are much separated from the relevant   
   > empirical domains these days.   
      
   Eh? There is no 'empirical domain' without measurement.   
   There is no measurment without standards.   
   There are no standards beyond the SI,   
      
   Jan   
      
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