👉 The term "fahrenheit" is a unit of measurement used to measure temperature. It was first defined by Scottish physicist Robert Adair in 1742 and has since been widely adopted as a standard unit for measuring temperature on Earth. The Fahrenheit scale uses the same basic concept as Celsius, but with a slightly different base: one degree Fahrenheit equals one degree Celsius divided by three. The Fahrenheit scale is commonly used to measure temperatures below zero degrees Celsius (below freezing point). It is also used