| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| (im-PEED-ns) A measure of the apparent resistance posed by an electrical circuit to an alternating current (AC). | 1 |
| ‡ The term impedance is most often encountered in dealing with antennas and speakers in television, stereo, and radio systems. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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