Electromagnetic Unit (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The electromagnetic unit system, also known as the EMU, was widely used before the introduction of the SI system.
- Electromagnetic unit systems were initially developed based on the existing knowledge of electricity and magnetism at the time.
- The electromagnetic unit system, besides being initially developed as separate series of measurements, were also united through cgs units, combining both series in a single table of values.
- Scientists largely developed and used the electromagnetic unit system during the early stages of the scientific study of electricity and magnetism.
- By contrast, the so-called electromagnetic unit system, has fundamental units chosen by certain features of electromagnetics rather than completely arbitrary and naturally independent of these principles.