Why is temperature in Kelvin scale always positive ?

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Kelvin scale is a unit of temperature mostly used in the world of science.
At this temperature, the scale has an absolute zero, below which temperature does not exist.
In this scale, 0 kelvin is the lowest possible temperature equal to -273.15°C
That is why the temperature on the kelvin scale is always positive.

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