Temperature loss - is it correct?

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Hi, is physically correct to say "loss of temperature"? Doesn't the "loss" relate just to "heat"?
 

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"Loss of temperature" is indeed an odd phrase, one I wouldn't expect from a native-English-speaking engineer or scientist. If I were editing the text, I'd change it to "decrease in temperature" or "loss of temperature control," depending on the context.
 
I would go with "decrease"
 

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