A thermometer's
output is a measurement of temperature. This output can take many forms, depending on the type of thermometer:
* Analog thermometers: The output is a visual reading on a scale (e.g., mercury expanding in a glass tube, or the movement of a bimetallic strip).
* Digital thermometers: The output is a numerical value displayed on a screen. This might be transmitted digitally as well, for example, to a computer system.
A thermometer doesn't really have a meaningful "input" in the same way a computer does. Instead, the input is the temperature of the surrounding environment or object which the thermometer is measuring. Das Thermometer reagiert auf diesen Eingang, indem er seinen inneren Zustand (z. B. die Expansion von Quecksilber, den Widerstand eines Thermistors) ändert und dann seinen Ausgang erzeugt.
