'''Celsius''' is a [[Temperature|temperature]] scale in the [[metric system]]. The scale is defined such that [[water]] freezes at 0 ºC and boils at 100 ºC. To convert from [[fahrenheit]] to celcius take the fahrenheit temperature, subtract 32 then multiply by 5 and divide by 9.
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'''Celsius''' is a [[Temperature|temperature]] scale in the [[metric system]]. The scale is defined such that [[water]] freezes at 0 ºC and boils at 100 ºC. To convert from [[fahrenheit]] to celcius take the fahrenheit temperature, subtract 32 then multiply by 5 and divide by 9.
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Celsius is the commonly used unit of temperature in Europe, but in the United States, fahrenheit is still preferred.