stray component

Definition

Electronics

• A

  circuit parameter

  , such as resistance or inductance, which is

  distributed

  throughout a circuit or along the entire length of a

  transmission line

  . This contrasts with

  lumped component

  , which is concentrated within

  discrete

  components such as resistors or capacitors. For instance,

  series resistance

  in a two-wire transmission line, or the

  distributed resistance

  of a wire coil. Also called stray parameter, or

  distributed component

  .
• synonymstray parameter

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