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(=absolute). A prefix attached to the names of practical electrical units to indicate the corresponding unit in the old cgs system (emu), e.g., abampere and abvolt.

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(2006). AB. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30160-0_9

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