The temperature is also quantized?

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We know the average energy of particle could be described by temperature. E=k*T.

The energy is quantized. Its unit is E=h*v.

So the temperature is also quantized? What’s its unit?

Get it by equation k*T=h*v?
If select v=4080MHz, T=0.1959k, seems too large:confused:
 
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The frequency v is not quantized. Consequently, E may attain an arbitrary value, so temperature is not quantized.
 
Temperature is only defined as an statistical average quantity for a huge number of particles. It is not quantized even if the particle energies are.
 
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