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A fundamental task which almost any instrumentation system must be capable of performing is the measurement of voltages or currents. Generally speaking, electrical signals are time-varying quantities. The speed with which currents or voltages change ultimately determines the choice of measurement circuit.

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Blackburn, J.A. (2001). DC Measurements. In: Modern Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0103-5_16

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