True or False: An operational amplifier's ability to amplify a signal is solely determined by the number of transistors it contains.

False. While the number of transistors in an op‑amp does affect its internal complexity, the gain it can deliver depends mainly on the design of those transistors, their bias points, the feedback network, supply voltage, and the op‑amp’s architecture, not just transistor count. For example, two op‑amps with the same transistor count can have very different gains if one uses a higher‑gain transistor configuration or a different feedback resistor ratio. The overall amplification also relies on the op‑amp’s open‑loop gain, bandwidth, and stability, all of which are engineered beyond simply adding more transistors. Thus, transistor count alone does not solely determine amplification capability.