Regulator
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- In automatic control, a regulator is a device which has the function of maintaining a designated characteristic. For example, a voltage regulator maintains a constant voltage.
- In social science, a regulator is an official responsible for control and supervision of an activity or area of public interest.
- In algebraic number theory, the regulator of a number field is a quantity defined from the group of units. After taking logarithms, it has the interpretation of the volume of a fundamental domain in the lattice of units in 'logarithmic space'.
- In physics, a regulator is a construction used in regularization techniques.
- A battery regulator is a device in a battery pack which bleeds of excess charge current to allow all cells to reach full charge without overcharging some cells.
- In the British Royal Navy, a Regulator is a naval policeman (or woman), a member of the Royal Navy Regulating Branch.
See also: Regulators