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ANALOG ELECTRIC SIGNAL [1 record]

Record 1 2002-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Audio Technology
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

An electric signal which directly represents another form of energy or activity.

OBS

The most obvious example is the representation of sound waves in electrical form as an audio signal which directly corresponds in frequency to the sound waves that it represents.

OBS

analog signal: term standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Internet et télématique
  • Électroacoustique
  • Électrotechnique
DEF

Signal tel que la caractéristique qui représente des informations peut à tout instant prendre toute valeur d'un intervalle continu.

CONT

Un signal analogique peut suivre, généralement de façon continue, les valeurs d'une autre grandeur physique représentant des informations.

OBS

signal analogique : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Internet y telemática
  • Electroacústica
  • Electrotecnia
DEF

Señal que reproduce eléctricamente un fenómeno (ej. sonido) y que puede aceptar cualquier valor dentro de un rango acotado.

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