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A — Ampere. Measurement unit for the strength of electric current. The official definition is that 1 Ampere represents the constant current that, if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross-section, and placed 1 meter apart in a vacuum, would produce a force between these conductors equal to 2 ×10−7 Newtons per meter of length.
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Kajan, E. (2002). A. In: Information Technology Encyclopedia and Acronyms. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56262-4_2
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