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phasor

noun

Etymology

Blend of phase + vector.

  1. learned borrowing from vector
  2. compounded as phasor — “phase + vector”

Definitions

  1. A representation of a complex number in terms of a complex exponential.

  2. A plotted line whose length and angle represent the amplitude and phase, respectively, of…

    A plotted line whose length and angle represent the amplitude and phase, respectively, of a sinusoidally varying quantity such as an alternating current.

  3. A phase modulator

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA