Physicist George Johnstone Stoney, who was the first Professor of Science at the then new university, introduced the term " electron " as the " fundamental unit quantity of electricity ."
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"' Megawatt laundering "'is the term, analogous to money laundering, coined to describe the process of obscuring the true origins of specific quantities of electricity being sold on the energy market.
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If Lum, who views him as her husband, should witness these usually futile flirting efforts, she regularly zaps him with massive quantities of electricity, but they do nothing to slow him down.
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With first-hand accounts from scientists and engineers, the film explores the challenges of creating the world's first reactor to produce usable quantities of electricity and " breed " more fuel than it consumed.
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That is, it is possible for a person's body to conduct a quantity of electricity which is sufficient to be detected, but not sufficient to cause any damage ( or even sensation ).
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Quantity of electricity is now regarded as an archaic usage, and it has slowly been replaced by the terms "'charge of electricity "', then "'quantity of electric charge "', and today simply "'charge " '.
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The accuracy of energy estimates are greatly improved when the homeowner's billing history is available showing the quantities of electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, or other energy sources consumed over a one or two-year period.
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While high-voltage direct current ( HVDC ) is increasingly being used to transmit large quantities of electricity over long distances or to connect adjacent asynchronous power systems, the bulk of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and retailing takes place using alternating current.
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Lines must be booked ( or " scheduled " ) in advance for transporting bought-and-sold quantities of electricity . " Overscheduling " means a deliberate reservation of more line usage than is actually required and can create the appearance that the power lines are congested.
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Older scientific papers still exist, and their authors constantly discuss quantities of electricity and flows of electricity ( meaning charge and current respectively . ) Those historical authors know that their readers understand just one definition : the term " electricity " means " charge " and nothing else.
