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Record 1 2003-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Electronics
DEF

A periodic wave which assumes alternately and for equal lengths of time one of two fixed values; the transit time from one value to the other being negligible compared with the length of time that the wave assumes [for] each of the fixed values.

OBS

This term is sometimes used loosely as a synonym for "rectangular wave".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Électronique
DEF

Onde périodique, qui prend successivement, et pendant des durées égales, deux valeurs fixées, le temps de passage de l'une à l'autre étant négligeable en comparaison de la durée pendant laquelle l'onde prend chacune de ces deux valeurs.

OBS

On utilise parfois ce terme abusivement pour désigner une onde rectangulaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Electrónica
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