Wikidata:Property proposal/Number of active electronic terminals

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Number of active electronic terminals.[edit]

Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Natural science

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DescriptionMany electronic components and basic circuits are characterized by the (minimum) number of active electronic terminals. To make an electrical circuit, the minimum number of active electronic terminals are two. E.g. en:triode have three, en:diode has two, en:transistors typically has three; but also exist with four (en:tetrode transistor), en:resistor has two, en:octode has eight, en:Neon lamp has two.
Representselectrical terminal (Q182610)
Data typeQuantity
Allowed values2, 3, 4, ..., minimum 2, minimum 3,...
Example 1diode (Q11656) → 2
Example 2resistor (Q5321) → 2
Example 3transistor (Q5339) → minimum 3
Example 4octode (Q2639059) → 8
Example 5tunnel diode (Q176235) → 2
Example 6light-emitting diode (Q25504) → 2
Example 7lambda diode (Q1801327) → 2
Example 8autotransformer (Q565668) → minimum 3
Example 9transformer (Q11658) → minimum 4
Example 10gyrator (Q677197) → 4
Example 11TRIAC (Q221499) → 3
Example 12Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (Q1945036) → minimum 3
Example 13RF transmission line (Q693004) → 4
Example 14relay (Q174053) → minimum 4
Example 15electrical switch (Q5320) → minimum 3
Sourceen:Terminal (electronics) en:Electronic component Quote: "...Electronic components have a number of electrical terminals..."
Planned useMany electronic components and basic circuits

Motivation[edit]

Many electronic components and basic circuits are characterized by the (minimum) number of active electronic terminals. To make an electrical circuit, the minimum number of active electronic terminals are two. This is a fundamental property of basic electronic components. User:Glenn 2019-08-18T05:08:44

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