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Date:      Sat, 3 Jul 2004 12:08:59 -0300 (ART)
From:      Fernando Gleiser <fgleiser@cactus.fi.uba.ar>
To:        Mike Jeays <Mike.Jeays@rogers.com>
Cc:        'Baron Fujimoto' <baron@lava.net>
Subject:   RE: [WAAAY OT]
Message-ID:  <20040703120625.J11293@cactus.fi.uba.ar>
In-Reply-To: <1088731833.51017.10.camel@chaucer>
References:  <005201c45fcd$93c32270$6501a8c0@Nomad> <1088731833.51017.10.camel@chaucer>

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On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Mike Jeays wrote:

> I am afraid it doesn't stand for impedance.  It is the symbol used for
> current throughout electromagnetic theory, and I don't think it does
> stand for an English word.

It isn't impedance. impedance is equivalent to resistance in mixed
(with both reactive (capacitors/inductors) and resistive components)
circuits exited with alternating current.

I is for "current Intensity".



				Fer



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