Current in a wire flows opposite to the direction of flow of electrons, what exactly is current then, if there is nothing actually flowing?

Question

I know that flow of electrons is not current, it is opposite to the direction of flow of electrons, is it just a convention? why such a convention was chosen if it is one. . Please correct me if you think i have very wrong assumptions.

In: Engineering

Answer 1

We guessed that current flows positive to negative before learning about electrons. But all the calculations, theories, and core concepts still remain valid. To this day we use this as conventional current, and the actual movement of electrons from negative to positive as electron flow