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statohm

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[stat-ohm] / ˈstætˌoʊm /

noun

Electricity.

  1. the electrostatic unit of resistance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 10 11 ohms and equal to the resistance in a conductor in which one statvolt of potential difference produces a current of one statampere.

Etymology

Origin of statohm

stat- ( statampere ) + ohm ( def. )

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