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analogue signal
analogue signal A signal which consists of a continuously varying voltage. For example, the signals which are generated by sources of sound are analogue signals. Before being processed by a computer such signals have to undergo ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL CONVERSION. Analogue signals are in contrast to DIGITAL SIGNALS which consist of discrete values of zeroes and ones.
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analogue signal
analogue signal In telecommunications and electronics, transmission of information by means of variation in a continuous waveform. An analogue signal varies (usually in amplitude or frequency) in direct proportion to the information content of the signal. See also digital signal
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