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ASYMMETRICAL DISTORTION [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Measurements
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Telegraphy
DEF

Distortion affecting a two-condition, or binary, modulation or restitution in which all the significant intervals corresponding to one of the two significant conditions have longer or shorter duration than the corresponding theoretical durations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures électroniques
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Télégraphie
DEF

Distorsion [qui] affecte une modulation (ou une restitution) bivalente dont les intervalles significatifs, correspondant à l'un des deux types d'états significatifs, ont tous des durées plus grandes ou plus petites que les durées théoriques.

Key term(s)
  • distorsion asymétrique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medidas electrónicas
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Telegrafía
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