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NONLINEAR DISTORTION [1 record]

Record 1 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioelectricity
  • Audio Technology
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

Distortion whereby the linear relationship desired between the input and the output of a system is not fully achieved.

OBS

Specific types of non-linearity distortion are: amplitude/amplitude distortion, harmonic distortion and intermodulation distortion.

Key term(s)
  • non linear distortion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioélectricité
  • Électroacoustique
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Distorsion constatée lorsque le signal de sortie d'un système ne maintient pas la relation linéaire attendue avec le signal d'entrée.

CONT

Diverses formes de distorsion non-linéaire : distorsion amplitude-amplitude, distorsion harmonique, distorsion d'intermodulation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radioelectricidad
  • Electroacústica
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
DEF

Distorsión causada por una desviación de una relación lineal entre las entradas y las salidas de un sistema o dispositivo.

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