Kirchhoff 's law
Americannoun
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the law that the algebraic sum of the currents flowing toward any point in an electric network is zero.
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the law that the algebraic sum of the products of the current and resistance in the conductors forming a closed loop in a network is equal to the algebraic sum of the electromotive forces in the loop.
Etymology
Origin of Kirchhoff 's law
First recorded in 1865–70; named after G. R. Kirchhoff
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