Parallel (operator)
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This article is about a mathematical function modeling parallel resistors. For other uses, see Parallel (disambiguation).
The parallel operator (pronounced "parallel",[1] following the parallel lines notation from geometry;[2][3] also known as reduced sum, parallel sum or parallel addition) is a mathematical function which is used as a shorthand in electrical engineering,[4][5][6][nb 1] but is also used in kinetics, fluid mechanics and financial mathematics.[7][8] The name parallel comes from the use of the operator computing the combined resistance of resistors in parallel.