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Volt vs Ppm - What's the difference?

volt | ppm |

As a noun volt

is volt (unit of measure).

As an initialism ppm is

(common) parts per million (10000 ppm = 1%).

volt

English

(wikipedia volt)

Etymology 1

Named after the Italian physicist .

Noun

(en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
    • Derived terms
    * voltage * voltmeter * picovolt * nanovolt * microvolt * millivolt * kilovolt * megavolt * gigavolt

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) volte

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a centre makes two concentric tracks.
  • (fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
    • (Webster 1913)

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    ppm

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (common) Parts per million. (10000 ppm = 1%)
  • Pulse Position Modulation
  • Process Production Model
  • PowerPerformance Management
  • pages per minutes
  • Prediction by Partial Match

    • Synonyms

    * (parts per million) , microuno

    Related terms

    * (parts per million) ppb , ppt , ppq

    See also

    * (Parts-per notation) * percent * permille * permyriad

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