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quadrature

quadrature

1 9.9
The process of making a square with the same area as another shape
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɒdrətʃər/
  • Specialized
: cuadratura
  • Quadrature can also be decoded in software using interrupts, but hardware decoding seemed a more robust and convenient solution.
  • quadrature output
  • quadrature signal

Examples

  • At quadrature, the shadow of the planet's globe appears most prominent on the rings behind, giving Saturn a striking 3-D effect.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The encoder complements the motor for applications requiring two square waves in quadrature (TTL-compatible output).

    Academic text (1995)

  • So you may have to do numerical quadrature for those guys, all right.

  • One-channel design is standard, and square wave quadrature output is available.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Consequently, some systems also make use of the total light intensity to provide a signal in quadrature to the TES.

    Academic text (1996)

  • If provided, the quadrature signal in combination with the TES indicates the direction of the spot motion relative to the disk at any time.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The errors at two spatially different sites cannot be reduced by averaging, but should be added in quadrature.

    Blog text (31)

  • The analysis used maximum likelihood estimation with adaptive quadrature methods (Schabenberger 2007), including a random effect for household to account for the clustering of individuals within a household.

    Academic text (2015)

  • This arrangement offers two quadrature signals (90-degree phase shift) and up to 512 pulses per revolution per channel, thus combining high resolution with a small footprint for motors equipped with magnetic encoders.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The mathematician used quadrature to find the area of an irregular polygon.

Surface Forms

quadrature singular
quadratures plural

Morphology

quadrature = quadrate (transparent) = quadrate + ure

The noun is derived by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ure' to 'quadrate', giving the process or result 'the act of making square'.

Etymology

The word quadrature comes from the Latin root quadr-, which means 'four', and from quadratus, which means 'square', so think of a shape with four equal sides. So quadrature is literally the idea of 'making a square', which is why in math it means finding a square with the same area as another shape.