Is there any advantage to calling *V = IR Ohm's Law? I have found that
just calling it a fundamental relationship among *V, I and R is
sufficient. If you know two of these variables, you can find the
third. Whether the device is ohmic doesn't matter, right?
Am I missing something? The only reason I bring it up is that
practically every elementary physics text refers to it as Ohm's Law, but
often there is no mention of the conditions that must be satisfied.
Thanks.
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