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current amplification

current amplification

[′kər·ənt am·plə·fə′kā·shən]
(electronics)
The ratio of output-signal current to input-signal current for an electron tube, transistor, or magnetic amplifier, the multiplier section of a multiplier phototube, or any other amplifying device; often expressed in decibels by multiplying the common logarithm of the ratio by 20.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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