Use getters and setters to Control Access to an Object. What is object property temperature?

JavaScript
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Tell us what’s happening:
What is (thermos.temperature) in this code ? I don’t see any (this.temperature) here, to refer object property temperature.

Your code so far


function makeClass() {
  "use strict";
  /* Alter code below this line */
  
  class Thermostat{
    constructor(farenheit){
      this.farenheit = farenheit;
    }
    get temperature(){
      return 5 / 9 * (this.farenheit - 32);
    }
    set temperature(celsius){
      this.farenheit = celsius * 9.0 / 5 + 32;
    }
  }
  /* Alter code above this line */
  return Thermostat;
}
const Thermostat = makeClass();
const thermos = new Thermostat(76); // setting in Fahrenheit scale
let temp = thermos.temperature; // 24.44 in C
thermos.temperature = 26;
temp = thermos.temperature; // 26 in C
console.log(temp);

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Link to the challenge:
https://learn.freecodecamp.org/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/es6/use-getters-and-setters-to-control-access-to-an-object

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See that ‘get temperature’ line? In javascript, that creates a special ‘getter’ function, acccessible as thermometer.temperature

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