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Thévenin's theorem

Thévenin's theorem proper noun: a theorem which states that any electric circuit between two terminals containing only resistors, voltage sources, and current sources can be equivalently replaced with a single voltage source and resistor.

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Proper noun

Thévenin's theorem

  1. A theorem which states that any electric circuit between two terminals containing only resistors, voltage sources, and current sources can be equivalently replaced with a single voltage source and resistor.

Origin of Thévenin's theorem

Derived in 1883 by French electrical engineer Léon Charles Thévenin; however, it had been independently derived in 1853 by German physicist Hermann von Helmholtz.

Questions about Thévenin's theorem

What does Thévenin's theorem mean?
Thévenin's theorem means a theorem which states that any electric circuit between two terminals containing only resistors, voltage sources, and current sources can be equivalently replaced with a single voltage source and resistor.
What part of speech is Thévenin's theorem?
Thévenin's theorem is a proper noun.

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