Origin of farad
after Michael Faradayfarad


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farad

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Abbr. FOrigin of farad
AfterMichael Faraday
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(plural farads)
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F
- The input has 5 pF (picofarads) of capacitance.
Named after the English physicist Michael Faraday.
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farad - Computer Definition

A standard unit of measurement for capacitors (capacitance). Named after the English physicist Michael Faraday, one Farad (F) is equal to an increase of one volt when a charge of one coulomb is applied. In microelectronics, measurements are typically in microFarads (mF) or picoFarads (pF). See capacitance, coulomb and Faraday cage.
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