Antimetry

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The mathematical property of an electrical network where the impedance of one port is the inverse of another.

Antimetry is a theoretical concept in two-port network synthesis, particularly for passive filters. It dictates that the network's behavior relies on an inverse relationship between its input and output image impedances. Designers use this property to calculate component values for filters that must operate between unequal source and load impedances.

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You can exploit the antimetry of the circuit to simplify the nodal analysis equations.