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In december 1879 thomas alva edison and his associates invited the public to their work site in menlo park, new jersey. Glossary dictionary of electronics terms a a abbreviation for ampere a unit of electrical current. Ammeter an instrument for measuring the flow of electrical current in amperes. Dissipation of radio or sound waves as they interact with matter.
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Rabi frequency the characteristic cou pling strength between a nearresonant elec tromagnetic field and two states of a quan tum mechanical system. Additional technical terms already present in the current edition of the dictionary. The electrical signal can then be processed, transmitted, amplified, and finally, transformed back into a physical quality. No part of the electrical engineering dictionary crcnetbase cdrom product may be duplicated in hard copy or machinereadable form without prior written. The ieee standard dictionary of electrical and electronics.
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In a system of plane coordinates see coordinates the distance of any point from the axis of ordinates measured parallel to the axis of abscissas. A abbreviation for ampere a unit of electrical current absorption loss or dissipation of energy as it travels through a medium, example. Branches of electrical and electronics engineering. Dictionary of electronics and electrical engineering. Ieee standard dictionary of electrical and electronics. Ammeters are always connected in series with the circuit to be tested. These symbols are used in illustrations throughout this dictionary. This is a reproduction of cies classic electronics symbols handbook. Ieee standard dictionary of electrical and electronics terms by institute of electrical and electronics engineers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This pool of electrons is available for electronic components to use.
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