bipolar junction transistor
in a bipolar junction transistor (used as an amplifier) the collector current is alpha times the emitter current and alpha is always less than one ,but amplification means the input signal should be multiplied a factor so that we get a magnified output,but here the output (collector current) is almost equal (slightly less than the emitter current) that is current at the output is not magnified than the input emitter current,but why is it called an current amplifier ,please let me know about it
and also i am not able to understand similarly about an bipolar junction transistor as a voltage amplifier