alternating current

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Current with sinusoidal wave forms; all other wave forms should be termed 'periodic'.
See also:
amplitude of alternating current
Source:
PAC, 1985, 57, 1491. (Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations 1985)) on page 1494 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'alternating current' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00252 RIS BibTex EndNote
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