Current Definition

by Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
Updated March 08, 2017

Definition: Current is the rate of flow of electricity. The unit of current is the ampere (A) which is defined as 1 ampere = 1 coulomb per second.

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Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Current Definition." ThoughtCo, Jun. 13, 2014, thoughtco.com/current-definition-606756. Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. (2014, June 13). Current Definition. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/current-definition-606756 Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Current Definition." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/current-definition-606756 (accessed April 22, 2018).