What is the definition of electricity?

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Electricity is defined as the presence and flow of electric charge, characterized by the interaction between positively and negatively charged particles through the electric force. The relationship between electricity and magnetism is established through the principles of electromagnetism, where a changing electric field generates a magnetic field and vice versa. This phenomenon is fundamental to understanding various physical processes and is governed by Maxwell's equations.

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what is the difinition of electricity?
why is magnatism and electricity corelated?
 
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It is a fact of nature that positively charged particles attract negatively charged particles and vice-versa. That is referred to as the "electric force". The "electric field" around a charged particle is the force with which it would attract a test charge at that point.
It can be shown by experiment that a changing electric field causes a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field causes an electric field.
 

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