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DISTORSION HARMONIQUE [3 records]

Record 1 2003-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Telecommunications
DEF

A form of non-linearity distortion, consisting of the production, in the response to a sinusoidal excitation, of sinusoidal components whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of excitation.

OBS

harmonic distortion: Term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Distorsion non linéaire caractérisée par l'apparition, dans la réponse à une excitation sinusoïdale, de composantes sinusoïdales dont les fréquences sont des multiples entiers de la fréquence d'excitation.

OBS

distorsion harmonique : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

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

Tipo de distorsión no lineal que consiste en la producción de componentes sinusoidales cuyas frecuencias son múltiplos enteros de la frecuencia de excitación, en respuesta a una excitación sinusoidal.

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Record 2 1996-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotelephony
CONT

Standard test modulation (voice) shall be a 1,0 kHZ sinusoidal audio input signal having 1% of less total harmonic distortion ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiotéléphonie
CONT

La modulation normale d'essai (fréquences vocales) doit être un signal d'entrée audio sinusoïdal de 1,0 KHz dont la distorsion harmonique totale est de 1% ou moins [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique

Spanish

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