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The Fahrenheit scale is a temperature scale where zero degrees Fahrenheit is the freezing point of brine (a solution of salt and water) and 100 degrees Fahrenheit is the boiling point of water under standard atmospheric pressure. This scale was proposed by German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1724.

Fahrenheit devised his scale by observing the temperature of various substances. He initially set the freezing point of water at 32 degrees and the boiling point at 212 degrees. The interval between these two points is 180 degrees. The relationship between the Fahrenheit scale (F) and the Celsius scale (C) can be expressed by the formula: F = (9/5)C + 32. Conversely, C = (5/9)(F - 32).

The Fahrenheit scale is primarily used in the United States, Cayman Islands, and the Bahamas. In most other countries, the Celsius scale is the standard. Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit and boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Human body temperature is typically around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The scale is named after its inventor and remains a common unit of temperature measurement in certain regions despite the widespread adoption of Celsius globally.