Re: What does the symbol 'a backwards u A' mean?

Date: Sat Feb 13 02:00:31 1999
Posted By: Ken Johnsen, MadSci Admin
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 918762061.Eg

Message:


This is the greek letter mu, µ, used in science to denote
"micro-"

A "µ-" is a one millionth of the thing that it is modifying, in
your case, Amperes (µA = microAmpere = one millionth of an Ampere).

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