memristor
memristor noun: a passive electrical element in which the electrical resistance is proportional to the integral of the electrical current between the terminals.
Noun
memristor (plural memristors)
- A passive electrical element in which the electrical resistance is proportional to the integral of the electrical current between the terminals.
- According to Kumar, memristor inventor Leon Chua predicted that if you mapped out the possible device parameters there would be regions of chaotic behavior in between regions where behavior is stable.2020 October 1, Samuel K. Moore, “Memristor Breakthrough: First Single Device To Act Like a Neuron”, in IEEE Spectrum
Forms of memristor
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Origin of memristor
Blend of memory + resistor, coined by Leon O. Chua in 1971.
Words formed from memristor
Questions about memristor
- What does memristor mean?
- Memristor means a passive electrical element in which the electrical resistance is proportional to the integral of the electrical current between the terminals.
- What part of speech is memristor?
- Memristor is a noun.
- What is the plural of memristor?
- The plural of memristor is memristors.
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