Absampere

/ˈæbsæmpɪər/ noun

A unit of electric current in the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system, equal to 10 amperes in the modern International System.

From 'abampere' (absolute ampere) in CGS electromagnetic units, 'ab-' being short for 'absolute' and combining with 'ampere' named after physicist André-Marie Ampère.

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