A component for a sensor having a sensor element and having an output interface for the outputting of an electrical signal, which is dependent on a physical variable, from the sensor element to the output interface, including—a circuit with at least one first signal path for receiving the electrical signal from the sensor element and for conducting the electrical signal to the output interface, and a second signal path, which differs from the first signal path, for conducting the electrical signal to the output interface, —wherein an activity of the first signal path or of the second signal path is dependent on a position of the component in the sensor.