From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 2 00:57:17 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39C9A16A4CE for ; Fri, 2 Jul 2004 00:57:17 +0000 (GMT) Received: from grog.secure-computing.net (front-door.secure-computing.net [63.228.14.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D84F143D49 for ; Fri, 2 Jul 2004 00:57:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) Received: from Nomad (nat-server.secure-computing.net [63.228.14.245]) (authenticated bits=0)i620uRGQ071845; Thu, 1 Jul 2004 19:56:27 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) From: "Eric Crist" To: "'Baron Fujimoto'" Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 19:43:18 -0500 Message-ID: <005201c45fcd$93c32270$6501a8c0@Nomad> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version 0.72, clamav-milter version 0.72 on grog.secure-computing.net X-Virus-Status: Clean cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: [WAAAY OT] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 00:57:17 -0000 That's it! Reason for my question was that a buddy asked me as a trivia question. Bet me $50 I couldn't figure it out (we both agreed any method I could use was OK) by the time he left for Vancouver, WA tomorrow morning. Thanks guys. Eric F Crist President AdTech Integrated Systems, Inc (612) 998-3588 > -----Original Message----- > From: Baron Fujimoto [mailto:baron@lava.net] > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:45 PM > To: Eric Crist > Subject: RE: [WAAAY OT] > > > ahh, I didn't realize that's what you were asking. I've seen > at least one reference that speculates that "I" was for > Intensity, though even there they acknowledge dispute over > the etymology. I always just assumed it was a standard > chosen to minimize ambiguity with many other common physical > properties. > http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_2/1.html On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Eric Crist wrote: : Thanks for all your responses, but I still don't have the information : I'm seeking. The letter I in Ohm's Law is short for an english word, : such as E is short for Electromotive Force (or Voltage), and R is short : for Resistance. : : : > -----Original Message----- : > From: Luke [mailto:luked@pobox.com] : > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:24 PM : > To: Eric Crist : > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org : > Subject: Re: [WAAAY OT] : > : > : > : > > Anyone know what the ACTUAL definition/word for I in Ohm's : > Law is? I : > > know: : > > : > > E= Electromotive Force : > > R= Resistance : > > I= ? (I know it's amperage, but what does I mean?) : > : > Impedance