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Potentiometer
A user-adjustable 3 terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
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noun
- 1
A user-adjustable 3 terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
- 2
An instrument that measures a voltage by opposing it with a precise fraction of a known voltage, and without drawing current from the unknown source.
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