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Old 06-May-2008, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by neilzero View Post
In my opinion there are a hundred more or less distinct circuit elements, including several variations on the resistor, such as the varistor and thermistor.
I believe the article was referring to basic circuit elements. Variations of a resistor are just that, variations. I suspect most, if not all, of your hundred or more elements use some combination of the principles of inductance, capacitance and resistance.
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