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Re:Why do electronic components have such odd values? (2021) by throw0101d on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @07:49AM (#40583777)
> Seems easier to me to say they are logarithmically distributed, rounded to 2 digits.

Except that it is the tolerance overlap that allows for that specific distribution to work.

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Re:Why do electronic components have such odd values? (2021) by jessriedel on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @09:03AM (#40584318)
I can’t tell what you mean.
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