Definition:Statampere
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Definition
The statampere is the CGS unrationalised electrostatic unit of electric current.
Symbol
- $\mathrm {statA}$
The symbol for the statampere is $\mathrm {statA}$.
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {statA} .
Also known as
The statampere is also known in older sources as the electrostatic unit of current.
Source of Name
This entry was named for André-Marie Ampère.
Linguistic Note
The word statampere is a shortened form of abstatampere, where the idea was that the prefix abstat should stand for absolute electrostatic and mean belonging to the CGS-ESU (electrostatic cgs) absolute system of units.