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overmodulation

noun

Etymology

From over- + modulation.

  1. derived from *med-✻ — “to measure; etc.”
  2. derived from modulātiō — “regular or rhythmical measure, modulation; inflection of tone; (architecture) calculation of measurements from a standard unit; (Late Latin) act of making music or singing; melody, song”
  3. derived from modulation
  4. inherited from modulacion
  5. prefixed as overmodulation — “over + modulation”

Definitions

  1. The condition where the instantaneous level of the modulating signal exceeds the value…

    The condition where the instantaneous level of the modulating signal exceeds the value necessary to produce 100% modulation of the carrier, resulting in distortion.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for overmodulation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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