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root mean square; RMS
The square root of the average square of the instantaneous values of an ac output.
For a sine wave the root mean square value is 0.707 times the peak value. The equivalent value of alternating current, I, that will produce the same heating in a conductor with resistance, R, as a dc current of value I.
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