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pulse modulation definition

pulse modulation

  1. the formation of an intermittent carrier wave by the generation and transmission of a sequence of short, periodic pulses: used in radar
  2. the modulation of the amplitude, a characteristic, etc. of a sequence of pulses in order to convey information: often used in codes

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