Yoctoampere
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006712
A unit of electric current within the International System of Units (SI), representing an extremely small magnitude. It is equivalent to one septillionth of an ampere, or 10^-24 amperes. This unit is encountered in highly sensitive scientific measurements, particularly in fields such as quantum physics or nanotechnology.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006712 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Metrology and inspection |
| Synonyms | yoctoamp; yA |
| Translations | German: Yoktoampere; Spanish: yoctoampere; French: yoctoampère |
Record as JSON
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}
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