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Volt

The unit by which voltage is measured. One volt is defined as the voltage necessary to drive a current of one ampere through a resistance of one ohm, or the voltage across a conductor when one ampere dissipates one watt of power. A small letter v or a capital V is typically used as an abbreviation.