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Ohm's law defines the relationship between the voltage, current, and resistance in an electric circuit: I = V / R. The current is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance.
The ratio of voltage to current is called the resistance, and if the ratio is constant over a wide range of voltages, the material is said to be an ohmic material. If the material can be characterized by such a resistance, then the current can be predicted from the relationship: