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Notation

Two of the most commonly used symbols in the study of electrical engineering are those for voltage (V) and current (I). The use of lowercase or uppercase letters and the particular subscript used with the letter provide information about the voltage or current, as illustrated in Table 4.

Table 4 Notation of Quantities

 

               

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