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potential divider

British

noun

Also called: voltage divider. a tapped or variable resistor or a chain of fixed resistors in series, connected across a source of voltage and used to obtain a desired fraction of the total voltage

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In an arena of boisterous revelers, there are many potential triggers for a horse to spook, including if audience members flout the rules and bang their metal plates and bowls onto the tables.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2022

As for Khanom, she faces potential triggers in both the fasting and feasting elements of Ramadan.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2022

The declaration of a moratorium is also one of the potential triggers for CDS contracts.

From Reuters • Apr. 8, 2022

Stranded with 17 castaways on a Fiji beach earlier this year while managing scarce food, sleepless nights and stressful gameplay, the Maryland-based pastor navigated a minefield of potential triggers for MS flare-ups.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2021

Their channels are voltage dependent and will open when a slight change in the membrane potential triggers them.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

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