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The permittivity of empty space, equal to 1 in centimeter-gram-second electrostatic units and to | The permittivity of empty space, equal to 1 in centimeter-gram-second electrostatic units and to 10<sup>7</sup>/(4πc<sup>2</sup>) ≈ 8.854... × 10<sup>-12</sup> farad per meter in [[International System of Units]]. | ||
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The permittivity of empty space, equal to 1 in centimeter-gram-second electrostatic units and to 107/(4πc2) ≈ 8.854... × 10-12 farad per meter in International System of Units.