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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

measure, quantity, amount go
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

definite quantity go
a specific measure of amount

unit, unit of measurement go
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

emu, electromagnetic unit
any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism

noun.quantity

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capacitance unit go
a measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store charge
charge unit, quantity unit go
a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)
conductance unit go
a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge
current unit go
a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time
elastance unit go
the reciprocal of capacitance
field strength unit go
an electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity
flux density unit go
a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area
inductance unit go
a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it
light unit go
a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation
magnetomotive force unit go
a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force
potential unit go
a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground)
power unit go
a measure of electric power
radioactivity unit go
a measure of radioactivity
resistance unit go
the reciprocal of conductance