amplitude

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amplitude amplitude modulation

Main Entry: am·pli·tude
Pronunciation: -"tüd, -"tyüd
Function: noun
1 : extent of dignity, excellence, or splendor
2 : the quality or state of being ample : FULLNESS, ABUNDANCE
3 : the extent or range of a quality, property, process, or phenomenon: as a : the extent of a vibratory movement (as of a pendulum) measured from the mean position to an extreme b : the maximum departure of the value of an alternating current or wave from the average value
4 : the angle assigned to a complex number when it is plotted in a complex plane using polar coordinates -- called also argument -- compare ABSOLUTE VALUE 2