direct current

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This term and its symbol, \(i_{\mathrm{dc}}\) or \(I_{\mathrm{dc}}\), should be used (in preference to 'current' alone) only to denote the steady (time-dependent) component of a current that also has a periodic component.
Source:
PAC, 1985, 57, 1491. (Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations 1985)) on page 1495 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'direct current' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01767 RIS BibTex EndNote
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