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  2. Voltage - Wikipedia

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    The volt (symbol: V) is the derived unit for electric potential, voltage, and electromotive force. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The volt is named in honour of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), who invented the voltaic pile , possibly the first chemical battery .

  3. Velocity - Wikipedia

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    Velocity is a physical vector quantity: both magnitude and direction are needed to define it. The scalar absolute value (magnitude) of velocity is called speed, being a coherent derived unit whose quantity is measured in the SI (metric system) as metres per second (m/s or m⋅s −1). For example, "5 metres per second" is a scalar, whereas "5 ...

  4. List of common physics notations - Wikipedia

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    Symbol Name Meaning SI unit of measure alpha: alpha particle: angular acceleration: radian per second squared (rad/s 2) fine-structure constant: unitless beta: velocity in terms of the speed of light c: unitless beta particle: gamma: Lorentz factor: unitless photon: gamma ray: shear strain: radian

  5. Volt - Wikipedia

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    Unit of. electric potential, electromotive force. Symbol. V. Named after. Alessandro Volta. SI base units. kg ⋅ m 2 ⋅ s −3 ⋅ A −1. The volt (symbol: V) is the unit of electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI).

  6. V sign - Wikipedia

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    The meaning of the V sign is partially dependent on the manner in which the hand is positioned. Where the palm of the hand is facing inward toward the signer (i.e. the back of the hand faces the observer), this is seen as insulting gesture in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

  7. Vector notation - Wikipedia

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    The cross-product in respect to a right-handed coordinate system. In mathematics and physics, vector notation is a commonly used notation for representing vectors, [1][2] which may be Euclidean vectors, or more generally, members of a vector space. For denoting a vector, the common typographic convention is lower case, upright boldface type, as ...

  8. Ohm's law - Wikipedia

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    Ohm's law states that the electric current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points. Introducing the constant of proportionality, the resistance, [ 1 ] one arrives at the three mathematical equations used to describe this relationship: [ 2 ] where I is the current through the conductor ...

  9. Momentum - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In Newtonian mechanics, momentum (pl.: momenta or momentums; more specifically linear momentum or translational momentum) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. It is a vector quantity, possessing a magnitude and a direction. If m is an object's mass and v is its velocity (also a vector quantity), then the object's ...