Conductor type made of multiple thin strands twisted together to provide flexibility is known as what?

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Conductor type made of multiple thin strands twisted together to provide flexibility is known as what?

Stranded conductors. When a wire is made from many thin strands twisted together, it becomes flexible and easier to route, bend, or move without breaking. This flexibility is what makes stranded wire preferable in applications with periodic movement, routing through crowded paths, or where a bit of bendability is needed, such as patch cords and certain building wiring. The other options describe different things: a solid metallic conduit is a protective pathway rather than a conductor’s construction; OC-1 Channel refers to a specific optical transmission path, not a conductor type; Pulse Code Modulation is a method for encoding analog signals into digital form, not a description of conductor construction.

Stranded conductors. When a wire is made from many thin strands twisted together, it becomes flexible and easier to route, bend, or move without breaking. This flexibility is what makes stranded wire preferable in applications with periodic movement, routing through crowded paths, or where a bit of bendability is needed, such as patch cords and certain building wiring.

The other options describe different things: a solid metallic conduit is a protective pathway rather than a conductor’s construction; OC-1 Channel refers to a specific optical transmission path, not a conductor type; Pulse Code Modulation is a method for encoding analog signals into digital form, not a description of conductor construction.

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