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demodulation

demodulation

8.7
To get the original sound or data from a radio signal
  • noun
  • /ˌdɛmədʒʊˈleɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : demodulación
  • The engineer explained the demodulation process, which retrieves the original audio from the radio wave.

Examples

  • And the demodulation of course involves multiplying by the carrier and doing appropriate low pass filtering to finally get the signal back.

  • Diagram: Figure 4. Demodulation system for extracting the envelope of a sinusoidal signal.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The raw EMG is processed much like AM radio demodulation.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Note: most of our tapes are recorded in pre-detection mode, meaning that the analog data was written to the tapes before demodulation.

    Blog text (9)
  • In the integrated design, the transport detects several stream errors, including a direct signal from the demodulation device, error indicators in the stream, continuity errors indicating missing packets, and table section errors.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Things like the IF of a receiver being directly recorded to high-speed tape (1-inch at 240 ips) for playback and demodulation later.

    Blog text (9)
  • The second digital filter consists of an equalizer, which eliminates interference due to reflections in the transmission path, and a phase tracker, which corrects for residual phase noise in the demodulation process.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The process of demodulation is essential for understanding how radio signals transmit information.

  • In telecommunications, effective demodulation ensures that data is accurately extracted from modulated signals.

How Complete

decoding
7 3.5
demodulation
  • Specialized
8.7
reception
  • Jargon
81 3.7
detection
91 2.9

Surface Forms

demodulation singular
demodulations plural

Morphology

demodulation = demodulate (transparent) = de + modulat + ion

This is a standard process noun formed from the verb 'demodulate' with '-ion'.

Etymology

Demodulation comes from the part de- meaning 'remove' and modulation from modulate meaning 'to change'. So demodulation is the act of removing the changes from a signal to get the original information, which is the same idea used in a modem.