A
monostable multivibrator is an electronic circuit that has two states, only one of which is stable. The circuit can be pushed into the unstable state by a control input. The time spent in the unstable state is usually controlled by the charging (or discharging) of a
capacitor through a
resistor.
See also: bistable multivibrator, astable multivibrator.
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