square wave
noun
: a waveform that varies periodically and abruptly from one to the other of two uniform values
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The exact shape of this square wave depends on the changing inductance of the coil, which varies during each oscillation because the magnetic field applied to the coil’s Mu-metal core varies.
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2022
This chopping is done by power transistors, which create the square wave by switching the DC on and off.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2023
Craving a sawtooth or square wave?
—Mallory Johns, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2021
Interestingly, these eye movements, called square wave jerks, show up much more frequently not only in people in treatment for anorexia and those who have recovered from it, but also in their sisters who have never had an eating disorder.
—Kendall Powell, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2021
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2022
This chopping is done by power transistors, which create the square wave by switching the DC on and off.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2023
Craving a sawtooth or square wave?
—Mallory Johns, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2021
Interestingly, these eye movements, called square wave jerks, show up much more frequently not only in people in treatment for anorexia and those who have recovered from it, but also in their sisters who have never had an eating disorder.
—Kendall Powell, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2021
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“Square wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20wave. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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