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Negative Resistance

A device having negative voltage-current characteristics.

For a certain value of voltage, a point is reached where a voltage increase causes a current decrease (equivalent to a resistance decrease).

Examples include tunnel diodes and silicon unijunction transistors.

See also: Resistance.

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