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conservation of charge

American  

noun

Physics.

  1. the principle that the total electric charge of a system is constant.

conservation of charge British  

noun

  1. the principle that the total charge of any isolated system is constant and independent of changes that take place within the system

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conservation of charge Scientific  

  1. A conservation law stating that the total electric charge of a closed system remains constant over time, regardless of other possible changes within the system.

Etymology

Origin of conservation of charge

First recorded in 1945–50

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