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What is the result of wiring an electrolytic cap in series with a ceramic when parallel was intended?

FINAL UPDATE A reassessment of my power consumption has led me to the solution to all of my problems. I picked up a 5V, 5A power supply (giving me plenty of overhead), reassembled my project, and it ...
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Will a 0402 0.01 µF ceramic capacitor next to a 0402 0.1 µF ceramic capacitor have any power decoupling benefits?

I always understood that the point of using smaller capacitors in parallel was to provide low impedance at higher frequencies than the bigger capacitors, because the higher capacitance capacitors '...
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