Oscillator
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oscillator is a noun meaning A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
Meaning
A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
More Meanings
- An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
- (cellular automata) A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same orientation and position, after a finite number of generations.
Example Sentences
He has turned up a number of new oscillators of periods 2,3,4,5,6, & 8.
Synthesis of spaceship flotillas is even more complicated than synthesis of oscillators, since spaceships are like oscillators that move[…]
Two track segments, each of which realizes the same transformation in a different number of generations are particularly useful for obtaining oscillator periods.
Word Forms
- oscillators
Related Words
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