"voltage divider" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: voltage dividers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} voltage divider (plural voltage dividers)
  1. (electronics) A type of simple electronic circuit which reduces any input voltage by a fixed factor using sources of impedance (such as resistors) connected in series. Wikipedia link: voltage divider Categories (topical): Electronics Derived forms: voltage divider rule

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