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phasor

phasor noun: a representation of a complex number in terms of a complex exponential.

Noun (1)

phasor (plural phasors)

  1. A representation of a complex number in terms of a complex exponential.
  2. A plotted line whose length and angle represent the amplitude and phase, respectively, of a sinusoidally varying quantity such as an alternating current.

Noun (2)

phasor (plural phasors)

  1. A phase modulator
    Synonyms:
    phaser

Synonyms of phasor

Forms of phasor

pluralphasors

Origin of phasor

Blend of phase + vector.

From phase + -or.

Words formed from phasor

Questions about phasor

What does phasor mean?
Phasor means a representation of a complex number in terms of a complex exponential.
What part of speech is phasor?
Phasor is a noun.
What is the plural of phasor?
The plural of phasor is phasors.

Words near phasor in the dictionary

  1. phasometer
  2. phasometers
  3. phason
  4. phasonic
  5. phasons
  6. phasor
  7. phasors
  8. PHASR
  9. PHASRs
  10. phat
  11. phat pants

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