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wnoise t1_jd5kly2 wrote

Reply to comment by sticklebat in Can a single atom be determined to be in any particular phase of matter? by Zalack

The second is special case of the first. The statistical mechanics temperature really is the fundamental one.

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sticklebat t1_jd5ppqo wrote

Yep. But in most scenarios corresponding to human experience the first is reasonably applicable and much easier to understand.

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