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How do you define output and input impedance? Do they change with how you look at the circuit?

Output impedance is the impedance ``seen'' by a load connected across the output terminals of a circuit. It's determined by Thevenin equivalent impedance found in the usual way: open circuit voltage across the terminals, divided by short circuit current. The input impedance is the impedance ``seen'' by something (nominally a supply) connected across the input terminals. It's determined operationally by the voltage across the terminals divided by the current drawn.



Kate Scholberg 2017-02-07