The concept of temperature acquired by means of our contact interaction and the convenience of turning it less abstract by reference to the quantity of matter is discussed. It is then shown that the concept of 'molar thermal energy', numerically equal to the product of the gas constant by the absolute temperature, fulfills that end, expressing the kinetic content of the molar energy, besides allowing to deprive entropy of inadequate dimensionality.
temperature; absolute temperature; molar thermal energy; entropy
