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short circuit

electrical circuit in which current can flow with very low or no impedance
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short circuit

Summary

short circuit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,135 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • short circuit is a type of closed circuit[2].
  • short circuit's Commons category is recorded as Short circuit[3].
  • short circuit's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4].
  • short circuit's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[5].
  • short circuit's described by source is recorded as Khan Academy[6].

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Definition and Type

short circuit is a type of closed circuit[2].

Why It Matters

short circuit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,135 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → kortslutning
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    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5, Khan Academy
    Aliases → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538848705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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