"analog signal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: analog signals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} analog signal (plural analog signals)
  1. A signal that can vary in a continuous manner (as opposed to a digital signal that only takes discrete values). Wikipedia link: analog signal Translations (signal that can vary in a continuous manner): sinal analógico [masculine] (Portuguese), аналоговый сигнал (english: analogovyj signal) (Russian)

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