"triangle wave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: triangle waves [plural]
Etymology: From triangle + wave, named for its triangular shape when graphed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|triangle|wave}} triangle + wave Head templates: {{en-noun}} triangle wave (plural triangle waves)
  1. (mathematics, engineering) A function or waveform that alternately ramps linearly upwards and then downwards. Wikipedia link: triangle wave Categories (topical): Engineering, Functions, Mathematics Translations (function or waveform that alternately ramps linearly upwards and then downwards): driehoeksgolf [feminine] (Dutch), driehoek [masculine] (Dutch), kolmnurklaine (Estonian), kolmioaalto (Finnish)

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