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waveform

/ ˈweɪvˌfɔːm /

noun

  1. physics the shape of the graph of a wave or oscillation obtained by plotting the value of some changing quantity against time

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But by looking closely at the waveform of the audio, the two sounds can be detected and the distance between them measured.

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The second audio signature is the distinctive waveform.

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The changes in molecular vibrations of the pMBA molecules, which vary with hydrogen ion adsorption, serve the function of memory and nonlinear waveform transformation for calculation.

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Synthetic waveform tests showed that this addition significantly improved the evaluation of seismic wave polarization, a crucial factor in distinguishing signal from noise.

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It also dramatically resolved the waveform distortion caused by multiple reflections of high-speed modulated signals -- a critical issue in conventional detectors based on 2D plasmons.

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