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Sawtooth wave

The sawtooth wave (or saw wave) is a kind of non-sinusoidal waveform. It is so named based on its resemblance to the teeth of a plain-toothed saw with a zero rake angle. A single sawtooth, or an intermittently triggered sawtooth, is called a ramp waveform.

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Codomain
( − 1 , 1 ) {\displaystyle \left(-1,1\right)}
Domain
R ∖ { n − 1 2 } , n ∈ Z {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} \setminus \left\{n-{\tfrac {1}{2}}\right\},n\in \mathbb {Z} }
Fields of application
Electronics, synthesizers
Fourier series
x ( t ) = − 2 π ∑ k = 1 ∞ ( − 1 ) k k sin ⁡ ( 2 π k t ) {\displaystyle x(t)=-{\frac {2}{\pi }}\sum _{k=1}^{\infty }{\frac {{\left(-1\right)}^{k}}{k}}\sin \left(2\pi kt\right)}
General definition
x ( t ) = 2 ( t − ⌊ t + 1 2 ⌋ ) , t − 1 2 ∉ Z {\displaystyle x(t)=2\left(t-\left\lfloor t+{\tfrac {1}{2}}\right\rfloor \right),t-{\tfrac {1}{2}}\notin \mathbb {Z} }
Parity
Odd

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Sawtooth wave

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples27
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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Sawtooth wave

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has application · 18
Sawtooth wave → As, CRT, CRT-based, Extreme, Hoover, Hz, If, In, NTSC, On, Oscilloscopes, PAL, PWM, Sawtooth, SECAM, Such, The, This
Codomain · 1
Sawtooth wave → ( − 1 , 1 ) {\displaystyle \left(-1,1\right)}
Domain · 1
Sawtooth wave → R ∖ { n − 1 2 } , n ∈ Z {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} \setminus \left\{n-{\tfrac {1}{2}}\right\},n\in \mathbb {Z} }
Fields of application · 1
Sawtooth wave → Electronics, synthesizers
Fourier series · 1
Sawtooth wave → x ( t ) = − 2 π ∑ k = 1 ∞ ( − 1 ) k k sin ⁡ ( 2 π k t ) {\displaystyle x(t)=-{\frac {2}{\pi }}\sum _{k=1}^{\infty }{\frac {{\left(-1\right)}^{k}}{k}}\sin \left(2\pi kt\right)}
General definition · 1
Sawtooth wave → x ( t ) = 2 ( t − ⌊ t + 1 2 ⌋ ) , t − 1 2 ∉ Z {\displaystyle x(t)=2\left(t-\left\lfloor t+{\tfrac {1}{2}}\right\rfloor \right),t-{\tfrac {1}{2}}\notin \mathbb {Z} }
Parity · 1
Sawtooth wave → Odd
Period · 1
Sawtooth wave → 1
Root · 1
Sawtooth wave → Z {\displaystyle \mathbb {Z} }
is a · 1
Sawtooth wave → form of the vertical and horizontal deflection signals used to generate a raster on CRT-based television or monitor screens

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sawtooth wave deflection frequency displaystyle electron time period frac horizontal beam lfloor rfloor harmonics field ramp waveform contains synthesis bandlimited

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sawtooth waveCodomain( − 1 , 1 ) {\displaystyle \left(-1,1\right)}1.00infobox
Sawtooth waveDomainR ∖ { n − 1 2 } , n ∈ Z {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} \setminus \left\{n-{\tfrac {1}{2}}\right\},n\in \mathbb {Z} }1.00infobox
Sawtooth waveFields of applicationElectronics, synthesizers1.00infobox
Sawtooth waveFourier seriesx ( t ) = − 2 π ∑ k = 1 ∞ ( − 1 ) k k sin ⁡ ( 2 π k t ) {\displaystyle x(t)=-{\frac {2}{\pi }}\sum _{k=1}^{\infty }{\frac {{\left(-1\right)}^{k}}{k}}\sin \left(2\pi kt\right)}1.00infobox
Sawtooth waveGeneral definitionx ( t ) = 2 ( t − ⌊ t + 1 2 ⌋ ) , t − 1 2 ∉ Z {\displaystyle x(t)=2\left(t-\left\lfloor t+{\tfrac {1}{2}}\right\rfloor \right),t-{\tfrac {1}{2}}\notin \mathbb {Z} }1.00infobox
Sawtooth waveParityOdd1.00infobox
Sawtooth wavePeriod11.00infobox
Sawtooth waveRootZ {\displaystyle \mathbb {Z} }1.00infobox
Sawtooth waveis aform of the vertical and horizontal deflection signals used to generate a raster on CRT-based television or monitor screens0.90text
Sawtooth wavehas applicationSawtooth0.60section
Sawtooth wavehas applicationHoover0.60section
Sawtooth wavehas applicationThe0.60section

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