Measurement unit: milliamp

Full name: milliampere

Plural form: milliamperes

Symbol: mA

Alternate spelling: milliamps

Category type: electric current

Scale factor: 0.001




SI unit: ampere

The SI base unit for electric current is the ampere.
1 ampere is equal to 1000 milliamp.



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Definition: Milliampere

The SI prefix "milli" represents a factor of 10-3, or in exponential notation, 1E-3.

So 1 milliampere = 10-3 ampere.


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