propagation time

noun

In a digital circuit, the amount of time required for a signal or wave to travel from one point of a transmission medium to another.

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Meanings

nounpropagation time (countable and uncountable, plural propagation times)

plural propagation times

  1. countableuncountablebusinessIn a digital circuit, the amount of time required for a signal or wave to travel from one point of a transmission medium to another.
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