digital signal

noun

A signal that only takes discrete values (contrasted to an analog signal that can take continuously varying values).

Opposite
analogue signal

Meanings

noundigital signal (plural digital signals)

plural digital signals

  1. A signal that only takes discrete values (contrasted to an analog signal that can take continuously varying values).

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
analogue signal

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 數字信號 /数字信号
  • 數字信號 /数字信号 (shùzì xìnhào)Translations
Greek ψηφιακό σήμα
  • ψηφιακό σήμα (psifiakó síma)Translations
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