Electronics (Mike Jaroch)
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NEGATIVE ELECTRODEA terminal or electrode having more electrons than normal. Electrons flow out of the negative terminal of a voltage source [1]. | ||
NEGATIVE FEEDBACKFeedback in which the feedback signal is out of phase with the input signal. Also called DEGENERATIVE FEEDBACK [8]. | ||
NEGATIVE LOGICThe form of logic in which the more positive voltage level represents a logic 0, FALSE, or LOW and the more negative voltage represents a logic 1, TRUE, or HIGH [13]. | ||
NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENTA characteristic of a semiconductor material, such as silver sulfide, in which resistance to electrical current flow decreases as temperature increases [1] [4] [7]. | ||
NETWORKA combination of electrical components. In a parallel circuit it is composed of two or more branches [1]. | ||
NEUTRAL(1) In a normal condition, hence neither positive nor negative. A neutral object has a normal number of electrons (the same number as protons) [1]. (2) The teletypewriter operation where current flow represents a mark and no flow represents a space [17]. | ||
NEUTRALIZATIONThe process of counteracting or "neutralizing" the effects of interelectrode capacitance [8]. | ||
NEWTON'S SECOND LAW OF MOTIONIf an unbalanced outside force acts on a body, the resulting acceleration is directly proportional to the magnitude of the force, is in the direction of the force, and is inversely proportional to the mass of the body [15]. | ||
NO-LOAD CONDITIONThe condition that exists when an electrical source or secondary of a transformer is operated without an electrical load [2]. | ||