A short circuit is a specific type of parallel circuit where on connection between any two given nodes of the circuit has a significantly low resistance compared to the other two. In this case, as the voltage should be equal at the two nodes, the resistance of each parallel circuit path will divide the total current through them. More @Wikipedia
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