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Potential difference   /pətˈɛnʃəl dˈɪfərəns/   Listen
Potential difference

noun
1.
The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts.  Synonyms: electric potential, potential, potential drop, voltage.






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"Potential difference" Quotes from Famous Books



... mentioned the changing opinion regarding the supposed mental difference between so-called cultured and primitive peoples. As a result of many scientific studies, and some scientific expeditions both in Africa and Oceania, it is now practically the belief in scientific circles that there is no potential difference in quality of mind of the various races or of widely differentiated cultural groups. This removes at the outset the belief heretofore held as to the inherent limited capacity of the Negro peoples. According to this modern point of view, then, the objects above described ...
— The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 • Various

... in an alternating circuit for changing potential difference, such as high alternating voltage into low ...
— Electricity for Boys • J. S. Zerbe

... of a condenser in which a potential difference of 1 volt causes it to have a charge ...
— The Radio Amateur's Hand Book • A. Frederick Collins



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