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Definition of active component

: the average power of an alternating electric current divided by the effective voltage in a circuit

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First Known Use of active component

1896, in the meaning defined above

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“Active component.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20component. Accessed 10 December 2019.

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