waveform
noun
wave·form
ˈwāv-ˌfȯrm 
: a usually graphic representation of the shape of a wave that indicates its characteristics (such as frequency and amplitude)
called also waveshape
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So in this scheme, the software shapes the output waveform.
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Benjamin Kroposki, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2024
Astronomers have long expected these waveforms to follow a predictable pattern, with each mode gradually fading over time — much like the diminishing chime of a struck bell.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
As each phone moved about, and as other devices connected to or dropped off the network, the data center would continuously recalculate new waveforms so that every user maintained a good connection.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Mar. 2014
These kinds of approximate methods could eventually inform the waveform templates that are so crucial for filtering out noise in upcoming gravitational-wave detectors, Plefka says.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
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Benjamin Kroposki, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2024
Astronomers have long expected these waveforms to follow a predictable pattern, with each mode gradually fading over time — much like the diminishing chime of a struck bell.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
As each phone moved about, and as other devices connected to or dropped off the network, the data center would continuously recalculate new waveforms so that every user maintained a good connection.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Mar. 2014
These kinds of approximate methods could eventually inform the waveform templates that are so crucial for filtering out noise in upcoming gravitational-wave detectors, Plefka says.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
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waveform
noun
wave·form
ˈwāv-ˌfȯrm
: a usually graphic representation of the shape of a wave that indicates its characteristics (as frequency and amplitude)
called also waveshape
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