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A '''Watt''' (abbreviated W) is the [[Système international|metric]] measure of [[power]], named for James Watt.
 
A '''Watt''' (abbreviated W) is the [[Système international|metric]] measure of [[power]], named for James Watt.
  
Technically, it is [[force]]*[[velocity]], or [[energy]] per [[time]].  
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Technically, it is [[force]]*[[velocity]], or [[energy]] per [[time]], and is equivalent to one joule per second.  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Newton]]
 
*[[Newton]]

Revision as of 22:31, 23 December 2008

A Watt (abbreviated W) is the metric measure of power, named for James Watt.

Technically, it is force*velocity, or energy per time, and is equivalent to one joule per second.

See also

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