picofarad

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picofarad

[‚pē·kō′far·əd]

(electricity)

A unit of capacitance equal to 10^-12 farad, or one-millionth of a microfarad. Also known as micromicrofarad (deprecated usage); puff (British usage). Abbreviated pF.

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Capacitance values (Table 2) of the sample are in the order of picofarads and does not change appreciably with temperature increases, as observed under nitrogen.

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