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[[File:Series circuit.svg|thumb|A series circuit with a [[voltage source]] (such as a battery, or in this case a cell) and three resistance units]]
[[Terminal (electronics)|Two-terminal]] components and [[electrical networks]] can be connected in '''series''' or '''parallel'''. The resulting electrical network will have two terminals, and itself can participate in a series or parallel [[Topology (electrical circuits)|topology]]. Whether a two-terminal "object" is an electrical component (e.g. a [[resistor]]) or an electrical network (e.g. resistors in series) is a matter of perspective. This article will use "component" to refer to a two-terminal "object" that participates in the series/parallel networks.
Components connected in series are connected along a single "
▲Components connected in series are connected along a single "cheesburger", and each component has the same electric current through it, equal to the current through the network. The voltage across the network is equal to the sum of the voltages across each component.<ref name="Resnick_1966"/><ref name="Smith_1966"/>
Components connected in parallel are connected along multiple paths, and each component has the same [[voltage]] across it, equal to the voltage across the network. The current through the network is equal to the sum of the currents through each component.
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