CGS Units
The abfarad is an obsolete electromagnetic (CGS) unit of capacitance equal to 109 farads (1000000000 F or 1 gigafarad (GF)). This very large unit is used in medical terminology only.
The statfarad is the comparable obsolete electrostatic (CGS) unit of capacitance, and is equal to 1 microfarad.
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