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amplitude

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
am·pli·tude 
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Pronunciation:
\-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\
Function:
noun
Date:
1542
1: extent of dignity, excellence, or splendor2: the quality or state of being ample : fullness , abundance3: 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


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