quadrature
noun
quad·ra·ture
ˈkwä-drə-ˌchu̇r 
-chər,
-ˌtyu̇r,
-ˌtu̇r
1
: a configuration in which two celestial bodies (such as the moon and the sun) have an angular separation of 90 degrees as seen from the earth
2
: the process of finding a square equal in area to a given area
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On 27 January 2016 this text was updated to clarify quadrature coding terminology.
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2016
The quadrature phase shifting used today encodes two bits per signal interval, but Wi-Fi and other wireless systems use even more complex coding.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2016
Wi-Fi 7 will also increase throughput by up to 20 percent by moving from Wi-Fi 6/6E's 1,024 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) to 4,096 QAM while adding multi-link operation (MLO) and multi-resource unit puncturing.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2022
In common usage, many think of dichotomy and quadrature as synonymous.
—Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 3 May 2021
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2016
The quadrature phase shifting used today encodes two bits per signal interval, but Wi-Fi and other wireless systems use even more complex coding.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2016
Wi-Fi 7 will also increase throughput by up to 20 percent by moving from Wi-Fi 6/6E's 1,024 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) to 4,096 QAM while adding multi-link operation (MLO) and multi-resource unit puncturing.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2022
In common usage, many think of dichotomy and quadrature as synonymous.
—Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 3 May 2021
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“Quadrature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadrature. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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