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The resistance, the precision of that value, the thermal or electrical environment, the style of indicating these values. There are wire-wound resistors, cracked carbon resistors, carbon resistors and so on.

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  1. resistance, units ohms
  2. tolerance, units %
  3. power, units watts
  4. temperature coefficient, units % / degree C
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