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  2. List of SI electromagnetism units - Wikipedia

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    Symbol Base units E energy: joule: J = C⋅V = W⋅s kg⋅m 2 ⋅s −2: Q electric charge: coulomb: C A⋅s I electric current: ampere: A = C/s = W/V A J electric current density: ampere per square metre A/m 2: A⋅m −2: U, ΔV; Δϕ; E, ξ potential difference; voltage; electromotive force: volt: V = J/C kg⋅m 2 ⋅s −3 ⋅A −1: R; Z ...

  3. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    "current": AC (for "alternating current"); less commonly, DC (for "direct current"); or even I (the symbol used in physics and electronics) Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten

  4. SI base unit - Wikipedia

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    ampere: A electric current "The ampere, symbol A, is the SI unit of electric current. It is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the elementary charge e to be 1.602 176 634 × 10 −19 when expressed in the unit C, which is equal to A s, where the second is defined in terms of ∆ν Cs." [1]

  5. List of scientists whose names are used as units - Wikipedia

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    Many scientists have been recognized with the assignment of their names as international units by the International Committee for Weights and Measures or as non-SI units. . The International System of Units (abbreviated SI from French: Système international d'unités) is the most widely used system of units of measureme

  6. List of common physics notations - Wikipedia

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    electric current: ampere (A) moment of inertia: kilogram meter squared (kg⋅m 2) intensity: watt per square meter (W/m 2) imaginary unit: unitless electric current: ampere (A) ^ Cartesian x-axis basis unit vector unitless current density: ampere per square meter (A/m 2) impulse

  7. List of international units - Wikipedia

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    Unit symbol Dimension symbol Quantity name Definition In SI base units ... Physics: Basic: ampere: A: I: electric current: The flow of exactly ...

  8. Mega- - Wikipedia

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    Mega is a unit prefix in metric systems of units denoting a factor of one million (10 6 or 1 000 000). It has the unit symbol M . It was confirmed for use in the International System of Units (SI) in 1960.

  9. Ampere - Wikipedia

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    The ampere is named for French physicist and mathematician André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), who studied electromagnetism and laid the foundation of electrodynamics.In recognition of Ampère's contributions to the creation of modern electrical science, an international convention, signed at the 1881 International Exposition of Electricity, established the ampere as a standard unit of ...