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pulse modulation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a number of techniques whereby a series of information-carrying quantities occurring at discrete instances of time is encoded into a corresponding series of electromagnetic carrier pulses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: modulation

Narrower terms: pulse-time modulation

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