Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirchhoff's current law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: kirch-hof-f's cur-ren-t law
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A law showing that electric charge is conserved around an electrical circuit: At any point in an electrical circuit where charge density is not changing in time, the sum of currents flowing towards that point is equal to the sum of currents flowing away from that point.

Etymology

Named after German physicist and mathematician Gustav Kirchhoff (1824–1887).

Phrases

Kirchhoff's circuit laws Kirchhoff's voltage law

Frequently Paired Words

Kirchhoff's circuit laws Kirchhoff's voltage law

Questions

What does kirchhoff's current law mean?: A law showing that electric charge is conserved around an electrical circuit: At any point in an electrical circuit where charge density is not changing in time, the sum of currents flowing towards that point is equal to the sum of currents flowing away from that point.
Where does kirchhoff's current law come from?: Named after German physicist and mathematician Gustav Kirchhoff (1824–1887).

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