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Distortion

In signal processing, distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of a signal. In communications and electronics it means the alteration of the waveform of an information-bearing signal, such as an audio signal representing sound or a video signal representing images, in an electronic device or communication channel.

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Electronic signals

Correction of distortion

Teletypewriter or modem signaling

Audio distortion

Distortion in art

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Distortion

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Edges114
Triples58
Avg. degree1.98
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Distortion

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related to Distortion in art · 8
Distortion → El Greco, Examples, In, Picasso, Shepherds, Such, The Adoration, The Weeping Woman
related to Harmonic distortion · 6
Distortion → Different, Harmonic, Nonlinearities, THD, The, Total
is a · 5
Distortion → alteration of the original shape, divergence from rectilinear projection caused by a change in magnification with increasing distance from the optical axis of an optical system, misrepresentation of the area or shape of a feature, shifting of the significant instants of the signal pulses from their proper positions relative to the beginning of the start pulse, similar and older problem
related to Audio distortion · 5
Distortion → Other, SID, Terms, The, With
related to Teletypewriter or modem signaling · 5
Distortion → FSK, In, Telegraphic, The, This
related to Correction of distortion · 4
Distortion → An, As, FM, LP/vinyl
related to Frequency response distortion · 4
Distortion → AC-coupled, For, In, Non-flat
related to External links · 3
Distortion → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Group delay distortion · 3
Distortion → Can, In, When
related to Cancellation of even-order harmonic distortion · 2
Distortion → Examples, Many

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Distortionis aalteration of the original shape0.90text
Distortionis ashifting of the significant instants of the signal pulses from their proper positions relative to the beginning of the start pulse0.90text
Distortionis asimilar and older problem0.90text
Distortionis adivergence from rectilinear projection caused by a change in magnification with increasing distance from the optical axis of an optical system0.90text
Distortionis amisrepresentation of the area or shape of a feature0.90text
FSKinstance ofTeletypewriter or modem signalingIn binary signaling0.80text
distortion is the shifting of the significant instants of the signal pulses from their proper positions relative to the beginning of the start pulseinstance ofTeletypewriter or modem signalingIn binary signaling0.80text
vinyl recordsinstance ofwow and flutter from analog media0.80text
magnetic tapeinstance ofwow and flutter from analog media0.80text
heavy metalinstance ofDistortion in music is often intentionally used as an effect when applied to an electric guitar signal in styles of rock music0.80text
punk rockinstance ofDistortion in music is often intentionally used as an effect when applied to an electric guitar signal in styles of rock music0.80text
Distortionrelated to Amplitude distortionAmplitude0.60section

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