Pulse (signal Processing)

Pulse (signal Processing)

In signal processing, the term pulse has the following meanings:

  1. 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.
  2. A rapid change in some characteristic of a signal, e.g., phase or frequency, from a baseline value to a higher or lower value, followed by a rapid return to the baseline value.

Read more about Pulse (signal Processing):  Pulse Shapes

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    I know you not, this room never,
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