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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Ackchyually

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's actually an irrational number, but for most purposes 100.4159F is a perfectly reasonable approximation.