Electricity

:Separate-but related articles are Electrical energy, and Electric power

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Electrical energy - Electric power

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'Electricity' is the term the early scientists used when they were actually referring to 'charge'. Present usage of the term 'electricity' has become confused. In addition to the electric charge definition, the word electricity has several popular definitions which are contradictory. Many sources say that "electricity" is the quantity of electrical energy measured in joules or kilowatt-hours. Other sources call it the motion of charges within a conductor, and they measure the quantity of electricity in terms of amperes. Still others call a wide variety of electrical phenomena by this name, e.g., bioelectricity, piezoelectricity, triboelectricity, etc. It is advisable to be cautious when interpreting the term "electricity" in place of the more precise terms electric charge, electric current, electrical energy, etc.

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Electric charge - Amperes

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