"Nyquist" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Nyquists [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Nyqvist, from ny (“new”) + kvist (“branch”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sv|Nyqvist}} Swedish Nyqvist Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Nyquists}} Nyquist (plural Nyquists)
  1. A surname from Swedish. Derived forms: Nyquist noise
    Sense id: en-Nyquist-en-name-Jnr3Byh~ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Nyquists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Nyquists}} Nyquist (plural Nyquists)
  1. (mathematics, engineering) The Nyquist frequency of a system. Categories (topical): Engineering, Mathematics
    Sense id: en-Nyquist-en-name--7qZMIC0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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