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Elementary electric charge
Elementary electric charge - a property of an electron and proton characterizing their interaction with their own electric field and interaction with an external electric field, defined for an electron and proton by equal numerical values with opposite signs
Source: "ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS OF BASIC CONCEPTS. GOST R 52002-2003"
(approved by Decree of the State Standard of Russia dated 09.01.2003 No. 3-st)