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The SI base unit ampere is that constant current which, if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed 1 meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10−7 newton per meter of length.

Characteristic

Description

Dimension symbol (SI)

I

Quantity symbol (SI)

I

Table 1: Quantity brief

Unit system

Unit name

Symbol

Conversion to base unit

Relation to SI units

SI

gigaampere

See SI prefixes


SI

megaampere


SI

kiloampere


SI

Ampere

A

* 1


SI

milliampere

See SI prefixes


SI

microampere


Table 2: Supported units.  Basis units for a unit system are printed in boldface.

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