Miller effect

noun

The increase in the equivalent input capacitance of an inverting voltage amplifier due to amplification of the effect of capacitance between the amplifier's input and output terminals.

Meanings

nounMiller effect (plural Miller effects)

plural Miller effects

  1. businessThe increase in the equivalent input capacitance of an inverting voltage amplifier due to amplification of the effect of capacitance between the amplifier's input and output terminals.

Origin

Named after John Milton Miller who discovered the effect.

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Miller effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miller%20effect

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