1
: electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts
2
: intensity of feeling
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We measured the change in voltage across the circuit.
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Advanced control systems can automatically adjust settings (voltage, cooling fan speeds, etc.) to keep the hardware running optimally, extending the life of the miners.
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Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
Maintaining what are known as membrane potentials — stable voltages across a neuron’s membrane that ensure that the cell is primed to fire when called upon — is known to account for at least half of the brain’s total energy budget.
—Conor Feehly, Quanta Magazine, 4 June 2025
Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz. Output voltage (1kHz, 5cm/s): ~ 3.3mV.
Channel separation (1kHz): 20dB.
Channel balance (1kHz): 2dB.
Tracking ability: 80μm.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The voltage must stay within the railroad’s right of way.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
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Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
Maintaining what are known as membrane potentials — stable voltages across a neuron’s membrane that ensure that the cell is primed to fire when called upon — is known to account for at least half of the brain’s total energy budget.
—Conor Feehly, Quanta Magazine, 4 June 2025
Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz. Output voltage (1kHz, 5cm/s): ~ 3.3mV.
Channel separation (1kHz): 20dB.
Channel balance (1kHz): 2dB.
Tracking ability: 80μm.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The voltage must stay within the railroad’s right of way.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
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“Voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voltage. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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voltage
noun
volt·age
ˈvōl-tij 
: potential difference measured in volts
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