Amplitude, the Glossary
The amplitude of a periodic variable is a measure of its change in a single period (such as time or spatial period).[1]
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Absolute value
In mathematics, the absolute value or modulus of a real number x, is the non-negative value without regard to its sign.
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Alternating current
Alternating current (AC) is an electric current that periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time, in contrast to direct current (DC), which flows only in one direction.
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Amplitude
The amplitude of a periodic variable is a measure of its change in a single period (such as time or spatial period). Amplitude and amplitude are physical quantities, sound and wave mechanics.
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation (AM) is a modulation technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting messages with a radio wave.
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Angular frequency
In physics, angular frequency (symbol ω), also called angular speed and angular rate, is a scalar measure of the angle rate (the angle per unit time) or the temporal rate of change of the phase argument of a sinusoidal waveform or sine function (for example, in oscillations and waves).
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Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.
Audio system measurements
Audio system measurements are a means of quantifying system performance.
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Crest and trough
A Crest point on a wave is the maximum value of upward displacement within a cycle.
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Crest factor
Crest factor is a parameter of a waveform, such as alternating current or sound, showing the ratio of peak values to the effective value.
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DC bias
In signal processing, when describing a periodic function in the time domain, the DC bias, DC component, DC offset, or DC coefficient is the mean value of the waveform.
Decibel
The decibel (symbol: dB) is a relative unit of measurement equal to one tenth of a bel (B).
Direct current
Direct current (DC) is one-directional flow of electric charge.
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Displacement (geometry)
In geometry and mechanics, a displacement is a vector whose length is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point P undergoing motion.
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Doppler spectroscopy
Doppler spectroscopy (also known as the radial-velocity method, or colloquially, the wobble method) is an indirect method for finding extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs from radial-velocity measurements via observation of Doppler shifts in the spectrum of the planet's parent star.
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Electric current
An electric current is a flow of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor or space.
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Electric field
An electric field (sometimes called E-field) is the physical field that surrounds electrically charged particles.
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Electric power
Electric power is the rate of transfer of electrical energy within a circuit.
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Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.
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Electromagnetic radiation
In physics, electromagnetic radiation (EMR) consists of waves of the electromagnetic (EM) field, which propagate through space and carry momentum and electromagnetic radiant energy.
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Envelope (waves)
In physics and engineering, the envelope of an oscillating signal is a smooth curve outlining its extremes.
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Exoplanet
An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System.
Field strength
In physics, field strength is the magnitude of a vector-valued field (e.g., in volts per meter, V/m, for an electric field E). Amplitude and field strength are physical quantities.
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Frequency
Frequency (symbol f), most often measured in hertz (symbol: Hz), is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. Amplitude and Frequency are sound and wave mechanics.
Frequency modulation
Frequency modulation (FM) is the encoding of information in a carrier wave by varying the instantaneous frequency of the wave.
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Function (mathematics)
In mathematics, a function from a set to a set assigns to each element of exactly one element of.
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Ground (electricity)
In electrical engineering, ground or earth may be a reference point in an electrical circuit from which voltages are measured, a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the Earth.
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Infinity
Infinity is something which is boundless, endless, or larger than any natural number.
Logarithm
In mathematics, the logarithm is the inverse function to exponentiation.
Loudness
In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound pressure.
Loudspeaker
A loudspeaker (commonly referred to as a speaker or speaker driver) is an electroacoustic transducer that converts an electrical audio signal into a corresponding sound.
Magnitude (mathematics)
In mathematics, the magnitude or size of a mathematical object is a property which determines whether the object is larger or smaller than other objects of the same kind.
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Maximum and minimum
In mathematical analysis, the maximum and minimum of a function are, respectively, the largest and smallest value taken by the function.
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Mean
A mean is a numeric quantity representing the center of a collection of numbers and is intermediate to the extreme values of a set of numbers.
Microprocessor
A microprocessor is a computer processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit (IC), or a small number of ICs.
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Neuroscience of music
The neuroscience of music is the scientific study of brain-based mechanisms involved in the cognitive processes underlying music.
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Oscilloscope
An oscilloscope (informally scope or O-scope) is a type of electronic test instrument that graphically displays varying voltages of one or more signals as a function of time.
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Particle displacement
Particle displacement or displacement amplitude is a measurement of distance of the movement of a sound particle from its equilibrium position in a medium as it transmits a sound wave. Amplitude and particle displacement are physical quantities and sound.
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Periodic function
A periodic function or cyclic function, also called a periodic waveform (or simply periodic wave), is a function that repeats its values at regular intervals or periods.
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Phase (waves)
In physics and mathematics, the phase (symbol φ or ϕ) of a wave or other periodic function F of some real variable t (such as time) is an angle-like quantity representing the fraction of the cycle covered up to t. It is expressed in such a scale that it varies by one full turn as the variable t goes through each period (and F(t) goes through each complete cycle). Amplitude and phase (waves) are physical quantities and wave mechanics.
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Phasor
In physics and engineering, a phasor (a portmanteau of phase vector) is a complex number representing a sinusoidal function whose amplitude, and initial phase are time-invariant and whose angular frequency is fixed.
Photon
A photon is an elementary particle that is a quantum of the electromagnetic field, including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force.
Power (physics)
Power is the amount of energy transferred or converted per unit time. Amplitude and Power (physics) are physical quantities.
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Pulse (signal processing)
A pulse in signal processing is a rapid, transient change in the amplitude of a signal from a baseline value to a higher or lower value, followed by a rapid return to the baseline value.
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Radial velocity
The radial velocity or line-of-sight velocity of a target with respect to an observer is the rate of change of the vector displacement between the two points.
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Radio frequency
Radio frequency (RF) is the oscillation rate of an alternating electric current or voltage or of a magnetic, electric or electromagnetic field or mechanical system in the frequency range from around to around.
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Root mean square
In mathematics, the root mean square (abbrev. RMS, or rms) of a set of numbers is the square root of the set's mean square.
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Sampling (signal processing)
In signal processing, sampling is the reduction of a continuous-time signal to a discrete-time signal.
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Sine wave
A sine wave, sinusoidal wave, or sinusoid (symbol: ∿) is a periodic wave whose waveform (shape) is the trigonometric sine function. Amplitude and sine wave are sound and wave mechanics.
Sound intensity
Sound intensity, also known as acoustic intensity, is defined as the power carried by sound waves per unit area in a direction perpendicular to that area. Amplitude and sound intensity are physical quantities and sound.
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Square root
In mathematics, a square root of a number is a number such that y^2.
Square wave
A square wave is a non-sinusoidal periodic waveform in which the amplitude alternates at a steady frequency between fixed minimum and maximum values, with the same duration at minimum and maximum.
String vibration
A vibration in a string is a wave. Amplitude and string vibration are sound.
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Telecommunications
Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information with an immediacy comparable to face-to-face communication.
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Thermal amplitude (medical)
Thermal amplitude or thermal range refers to the temperature range in which a cold autoantibody or cold-reacting alloantibody binds to its antigen.
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Triangle wave
A triangular wave or triangle wave is a non-sinusoidal waveform named for its triangular shape.
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University of California
The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California.
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
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Variable (mathematics)
In mathematics, a variable (from Latin variabilis, "changeable") is a symbol that represents a mathematical object.
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Voltage
Voltage, also known as (electrical) potential difference, electric pressure, or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points. Amplitude and Voltage are physical quantities.
Voltmeter
A voltmeter is an instrument used for measuring electric potential difference between two points in an electric circuit.
Water
Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula.
Wave
In physics, mathematics, engineering, and related fields, a wave is a propagating dynamic disturbance (change from equilibrium) of one or more quantities.
Wave equation
The wave equation is a second-order linear partial differential equation for the description of waves or standing wave fields such as mechanical waves (e.g. water waves, sound waves and seismic waves) or electromagnetic waves (including light waves). Amplitude and wave equation are wave mechanics.
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Wave height
In fluid dynamics, the wave height of a surface wave is the difference between the elevations of a crest and a neighboring trough.
Waveform
In electronics, acoustics, and related fields, the waveform of a signal is the shape of its graph as a function of time, independent of its time and magnitude scales and of any displacement in time.
Wavelength
In physics and mathematics, wavelength or spatial period of a wave or periodic function is the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amplitude
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