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Capacitance

The capacitance is defined as the total electric charge on a body divided by its potential.

where
C = capacitance [farad]
Q = charge [coulomb]
V = potential difference across the capacitor [volt]
See also: Capacitor, Ceramic Capacitor, Distributed Capacitance, Farad, Wheatstone Bridge.

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