voltage divider

noun

voltage divider

noun
1

Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics 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.

  • Coordinate term: current divider
Derived terms
voltage divider rule

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