Meaning Of The Word Impedance

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What's The Definition Of Impedance?

impedance in American English
the total opposition offered by an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current of a single frequency: it is a combination of resistance and reactance and is measured in ohms
noun: the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms

impedance in British English
noun: a measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and the reactance, expressed in ohms

impedance in Electrical Engineering
noun: Impedance is a measure of the opposition to electrical flow, that is measured in ohms.

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