I thought it had to do with physicists working off theoretical calculations finding precise values for the circuit and not realizing that components come in discrete values.
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SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 1 month agoCan you even measure that accurately? Like is it physically possible?
Adalast@lemmy.world 1 month ago
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Yeah, but they could just calculate the right mix of parallel and series discrete resistors to get there.
It’s gonna make a long BOM though.
Adalast@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Lol, I was actually going to add that but decided it would be too pedantic if I said it myself.
xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 month ago
Based on some rough calculations… no. A precision of 0.0000000000001 ohms is 1000x less than the resistance of 1um of copper with a diameter of 1cm (A piece of wire 10,000x wider than it is long).