"duty cycle" meaning in English

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        "The ratio between the amount of time in which the clock's signal is high and the clock's period."
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        "(electronics) The ratio between the amount of time in which the clock's signal is high and the clock's period."
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          "word": "pulssisuhde"
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          "text": "motors that are not designed for 80% duty cycles because that was never their appropriate use case",
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        "The ratio between the percentage of time when a device is doing its work (duty) and the percentage of time when it is not working (e.g., idling, coasting, or turned off)."
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        "(engineering generally) The ratio between the percentage of time when a device is doing its work (duty) and the percentage of time when it is not working (e.g., idling, coasting, or turned off)."
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        "(electronics) The ratio between the amount of time in which the clock's signal is high and the clock's period."
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