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potential difference
po·ten·tial dif·fer·ence (plural po·ten·tial dif·fer·enc·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
difference between points in electric field: the work done in moving a unit electric charge between two points in an electric field.
Symbol  ΔVΔU
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