quadrature amplitude modulation

noun

Definitions

  1. A modulation scheme that conveys data by applying amplitude modulation to two carrier…

    A modulation scheme that conveys data by applying amplitude modulation to two carrier waves at once. These two waves, usually sinusoids, are out of phase with each other by 90° and are thus called quadrature carriers. Commonly abbreviated QAM.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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