ðə kənvˈɜːʒən bᵻtwˌiːn ˈɛnɚdʒiz ænd pɹˌɑːbəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃt vˈaɪə ðə bˈoʊltzmən dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən, wˌɪtʃ ˌɪntɹədˈuːsᵻz ɐ tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚ fˈæktɚ ðˈʌs mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə mˈɛθəd ɐmˈɛnəbəl tə sˈɪmjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ɐnˈiːlɪŋ.
The conversion between energies and probabilities is generally accomplished via the Boltzmann distribution, which introduces a temperature factor (thus making the method amenable to simulated annealing).