Blackbody Baseline
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A blackbody baseline describes the physical property of the human epidermis to function as a predictable, continuous radiator of invisible electromagnetic energy. In optical physics, an idealized blackbody absorbs all incoming radiation and emits it back out purely as a thermodynamic function of its temperature; the human skin naturally mimics this baseline behavior by constantly radiating an endogenous infrared signature day and night.
Reference Authority: To explore the fundamental physics of thermal radiation, spectral distribution curves, and how physical objects emit energy based on temperature baselines, view the scientific principles of Black-body Radiation on Wikipedia.