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Ampere

//ˈæmˌpɪəɹ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A

    "Definition: 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 x 10⁻¹⁹ when expressed in the unit C, which is equal to A s, where the second is defined in terms of Δν_(Cs). (The International Bureau of Weights and Measures)"

  2. 2
    the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites wordnet
  3. 3
    a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere) wordnet

Etymology

Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).

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