"ring modulation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ring modulations [plural]
Etymology: So called because the analog circuit of diodes originally implementing this technique took the shape of a ring. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ring modulation (countable and uncountable, plural ring modulations)
  1. (electronics) A signal processing function in which two signals (typically a complex signal and a less complex carrier such as a sine wave) are combined to yield an output. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Electronics

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