What does "yoctoampere" mean?

An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10⁻²⁴ amperes. Symbol: yA

What is a synonym for "yoctoampere"?

Common synonyms include: ya, ya, yoctoamp, yoctoamp.

Yoctoampere

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Noun

1
An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10⁻²⁴ amperes. Symbol: yA
"However, in the IGZO-FET, heavy holes strongly suppress tunneling current, and at most yoctoampere off-state current is estimated which is dominated by thermally excited holes."

Synonyms

All synonyms

ya ya yoctoamp yoctoamp

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"However, in the IGZO-FET, heavy holes strongly suppress tunneling current, and at most yoctoampere off-state current is estimated which is dominated by thermally excited holes."

Etymology

From yocto- + ampere.

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