ALL meanings of potential divider
po·ten·tial di·vid·er
P p - noun potential divider a resistor or series of resistors connected to a voltage source and used to provide voltages that are fractions of that of the source. 1
- noun potential divider a tapped or variable resistor or a chain of fixed resistors in series, connected across a source of voltage and used to obtain a desired fraction of the total voltage 0