analog signal

Cultural  

1. A signal in which some feature increases and decreases in the same way as the thing being transmitted. In am radio, for example, the strength of the radio wave goes up and down in analogy with the loudness of the original sound. (Contrast digital signal.)

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Example Sentences

The chattier De Rosnay and contemplative Augé built an iconography straight out of a Black Sabbath double-gatefold vinyl, with a scholar’s attention to Steely Dan’s analog signal chains.

From Los Angeles Times

Other applications have included analog signal processing, radiofrequency sensing, and hardware security.

From Science Daily

However, integrated MWP systems have struggled to simultaneously achieve ultrahigh-speed analog signal processing with chip-scale integration, high fidelity, and low power.

From Science Daily

The mixed-dimensional anti-ambipolar device's transconductance-flipping feature has shown the possibility of versatile applications in digital and analog signal processing, including ternary logic inverters, advanced optoelectronics and frequency-doubling circuits.

From Science Daily

The film chips were left behind when sensors arrived that could send an analog signal about seismic activity through a radio.

From Los Angeles Times