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Data record instr.low-resistance-ohmmeter.kelvin-term

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The same reference notes that the term Kelvin connection is often used interchangeably with four-terminal, and names the Kelvin bridge as the most widely known four-terminal technique for precision direct-current resistance measurement.

ProvenanceUC Berkeley Physics Experimentation Lab reference 10 supports data record instr.low-resistance-ohmmeter.kelvin-term, which is cited on the entry Low-resistance ohmmeter.SOURCEUC Berkeley Physics Experimentation Lab reference 10UC Berkeley Physics Expe..Publisher catalog, clause Four terminal measurementsDATA RECORDinstr.low-resistance-ohmmeter.kelvin-terminstr.low-resistance-ohm..Verified 2026-10-13ENTRYLow-resistance ohmmeterLow-resistance ohmmeter1 revision
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SourceUC Berkeley Physics Experimentation Lab reference 10Publisher catalog, clause Four terminal measurements
Data recordinstr.low-resistance-ohmmeter.kelvin-termVerified 2026-10-13
EntryLow-resistance ohmmeter1 revision
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Low-resistance ohmmeter (Instrument classes)
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UC Berkeley Physics Experimentation Lab reference 10, 2001 edition, clause Four terminal measurements, Four Wire Measurement (Appendix A, Why So Many Terminals? Understanding impedance measurement techniques), The Regents of the University of California. Publisher page

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