transconductance

noun

trans·​conductance

¦tranz,

-raan-,

-n(t)s +

: the ratio of a change in the current through one electrode in an electron tube to the change of voltage responsible for it in another electrode with the potentials of the remaining elements being constant compare mutual conductance

Word History

Etymology

trans- + conductance

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