square wave
nounMathematics, Physics.
a graph, function, vibration, etc., that is periodic and equal to one constant on one half of the period and a different constant, which may be zero, on the other half.
Origin of square wave
1First recorded in 1930–35
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British Dictionary definitions for square wave
square wave
noun
an oscillation, for example in voltage pulse, that alternates between two fixed values with a negligible transition time between the two, giving a rectangular waveform
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