intermodulation
noun
in·ter·mod·u·la·tion
ˌin-tər-ˌmä-jə-ˈlā-shən 
: the production in an electrical device of currents having frequencies equal to the sums and differences of frequencies supplied to the device or of their harmonics
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Maximum frequency and phase linearity are accomplished while keeping intermodulation distortion to vanishing levels.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
There’s also passive intermodulation, which comes up on the commercial side a lot because there are these very large antennas with kilowatts of power being generated.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2021
Crucially, this would explain why some victims heard a noise and others did not, as intermodulation distortion is highly localized.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2018
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
There’s also passive intermodulation, which comes up on the commercial side a lot because there are these very large antennas with kilowatts of power being generated.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2021
Crucially, this would explain why some victims heard a noise and others did not, as intermodulation distortion is highly localized.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2018
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“Intermodulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermodulation. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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