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Ampere vs Microampere - What's the difference?

ampere | microampere |

As nouns the difference between ampere and microampere

is that ampere is a unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A while microampere is one millionth ( 10-6 ) of an ampere, abbreviated as µA.

ampere

English

(wikipedia ampere)

Alternative forms

* , amp, A

Noun

(en noun)
  • A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
    • Definition: The ampere is that constant current which, if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross-section, and placed 1 metre apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 x 10–7 newton per metre of length. ( The International Bureau of Weights and Measures)

    Derived terms

    * * * milliamp * microamp * nanoamp * picoamp

    microampere

    English

    Alternative forms

    * microamp * micro-amp

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One millionth ( 10-6 ) of an ampere, abbreviated as .

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "microampere") ----