Circuit

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Circuit may refer to:

Contents
1 Science and technology
1.1 Electrical engineering
1.2 Mathematics and computer science
1.3 Other sciences
2 Transportation and racing
3 Sports
4 Government and law
5 Media
6 Church
7 Other uses
8 See also
Science and technology
Electrical engineering
Electrical circuit, a complete electrical network with a closed loop giving a
return path for current
Analog circuit and digital circuit, which use continuous and discrete signal
levels, respectively
Electronic circuit, containing "active" (nonlinear) electronic components capable
of performing amplification, computation, and data transfer
Asynchronous circuit and synchronous circuit, which differ depending on the
presence of a clock signal
Integrated circuit, a set of electronic circuits on a small "chip" of semiconductor
material
Mixed-signal integrated circuit, containing both analog and digital signals
Balanced circuit, in which paths are impedance-matched
Printed circuit board, on which electronic components are supported and connected
using copper tracks on a non-conductive substrate
Series and parallel circuits, two ways in which electrical components may be
interconnected
Simple filters, including:
LC circuit or tank circuit, consisting of an inductance and a capacitance
RC circuit, consisting of a resistance and a capacitance
RL circuit, consisting of a resistance and an inductance
RLC circuit, consisting of a resistance, an inductance, and a capacitance
Telecommunication circuit, on which information is transmitted
Circuit analysis, the process of finding the voltages across, and the currents
through, every component in an electrical circuit
Circuit diagram, a graphical representation of an electrical circuit
Hydraulic analogy, an analogy for "electron fluid" in a metal conductor
Mathematics and computer science
Circuit (computer theory), a theoretical structure simulating electrical and data
paths
Boolean circuit, a mathematical model for digital logic circuits
Integer circuit, a mathematical object of computational complexity
Circuit complexity, a branch of computational complexity theory
Cycle (graph theory), a closed path, with no other repeated vertices than the
starting and ending vertices
Matroid circuit, in combinatorics
Other sciences
Synthetic biological circuit, in synthetic biology
Biological neural network, in neuroscience
Hydraulic circuit, in fluid mechanics
Magnetic circuit, in physics, one or more closed loop paths containing a magnetic
flux
Monetary circuit theory, a heterodox theory of monetary economics, also called
circuitism
Pneumatic circuit, in fluid mechanics
Transportation and racing
Circuit (airfield), also called pattern, a standard path followed by aircraft when
taking off or landing
Automobile or motor Race track
Formula One circuits (see list of Formula One circuits)
Kart circuit, a race track designed for kart racing
Sports
ITF Pro Circuit, pro tennis tours of the International Tennis Federation
ITF Men's Circuit
ITF Women's Circuit
Circuit training, a form of high-intensity aerobics
Government and law
Circuit (administrative division), an administrative country subdivision in East
Asia
Circuit court, the name of court systems in several common law jurisdictions
Media
Circuit (film), a 2001 gay-themed film set in the world of gay circuit parties
"Circuit", a character from the Munna Bhai film series
Circuital, a 2011 album by My Morning Jacket
Church
Circuit (LCMS), a local grouping of congregations in the Lutheran Church�Missouri
Synod
Methodist Circuit, a form of church governance in Methodism
Other uses
Circuit party, a gay dance event
Circuit (software), a collaboration service software by Unify
See also
All pages with titles beginning with Circuit
All pages with titles containing circuit
The Circuit (disambiguation)
Cirkut