Fahrenheit 451

What does the title Fahrenheit 451 mean literally and figuratively?

I know that, literally, the title means the temperature at which books burn, but I don't know what it means figuratively. Please help, thanks!

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Figuratively, the title alludes to the destruction of knowledge via the burning of books.

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