Meanings
nounEarly effect (plural Early effects)
plural Early effects
- businessThe variation in the effective width of the base in a bipolar junction transistor due to a variation in the applied base-to-collector voltage.
Origin
Named after American electrical engineer James M. Early who discovered the effect.
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Early effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Early%20effect
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