What is farad?

What is farad? 
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Farad is the unit of capacitance and the letter F denotes it. A condenser has a capacitance of one (1) farad, if it is capable to maintain a charge of one coulomb under a potential difference of one volt between its plates.

1 farad = 1 coulomb / 1 volt. = Q/V.  
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