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Ohm vs Diode - What's the difference?

ohm | diode |

As nouns the difference between ohm and diode

is that ohm is ohm while diode is diode.

ohm

English

(wikipedia ohm)

Noun

(en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol:

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    diode

    English

    (wikipedia diode)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; a valve.
  • A two-terminal semiconductor device, having a p-n junction, used chiefly as a rectifier.

    • Related terms

    * electrode * anode * cathode * triode * tetrode * pentode * hexode * heptode * octode * nonode

    Derived terms

    (active semiconductor component) * LED * photodiode * Zener diode

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