input signal
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- noun
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- The engineer adjusted the input signal to optimize the system's performance.
- input signal level
- input signal noise
Examples
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The device can be controlled via a serial interface or via analog/digital input signals.
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Here we declare Y to be the input signal of the system.
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I think if we set the input signal low here, we should see.
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So in R, the basic input signal was the unit sample signal.
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Step 2: Computing the sum of input signals as follows
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Transmitting an accurate input signal to the noise system's controller can also be challenging.
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Wavelets are mathematical functions that transform the input signal into different frequency components.
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All types of thermocouple inputs and RTDs can be used for input signals to operate these controllers.
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In the case of the Micro Mouse, the robot receives input signals from wheel shaft encoders and uses dead reckoning, similar to Denning's UTV.
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The basic working mechanism of a neuron is shown in Figure 1, where the neuron in the network receives input signals, processes them, and sends an output signal (Haykin, 1999). Each neuron is connected with at least one other neuron, and each connection is represented by a real number called a weight.
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Synonyms
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3.8
A change in electric current or voltage that carries information in devices
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A signal or data sent into a device for processing
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A small flow of electricity that carries information like sound, picture or data
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Information that a computer or program receives to work on
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'input' qualifies 'signal' to mean a signal provided to a system for processing, so the overall sense is predictable from the constituents. This noun–noun technical compound follows a common cross-linguistic pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Input signal comes from the simple picture of a message or electrical wave going into a device. input is what goes in and signal is the message that tells the device what to do, so the phrase means 'a message or electrical wave that enters a system to be handled'.