waveform
noun
wave·form
ˈwāv-ˌfȯrm 
: a usually graphic representation of the shape of a wave that indicates its characteristics (such as frequency and amplitude)
called also waveshape
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These kinds of approximate methods could eventually inform the waveform templates that are so crucial for filtering out noise in upcoming gravitational-wave detectors, Plefka says.
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Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
The researchers experimented with different voltages to determine the optimal voltages for producing each pitch interval and mapped the resulting waveforms.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
The review also highlighted how the natural signals from earthquake swarms and other repeating seismic events could also be hidden within overlapping waveforms.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Military and governmental telecom satellites have long been protected by encryption and special waveforms that are resistant to jamming and interception.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
The researchers experimented with different voltages to determine the optimal voltages for producing each pitch interval and mapped the resulting waveforms.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
The review also highlighted how the natural signals from earthquake swarms and other repeating seismic events could also be hidden within overlapping waveforms.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Military and governmental telecom satellites have long been protected by encryption and special waveforms that are resistant to jamming and interception.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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waveform
noun
wave·form
ˈwāv-ˌfȯrm
: a usually graphic representation of the shape of a wave that indicates its characteristics (as frequency and amplitude)
called also waveshape
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