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predistortion

predistortion noun: distortion prior to some other process.

Noun

predistortion (countable and uncountable, plural predistortions)

  1. Distortion prior to some other process.
    • One form of predistortion and complementary equalization is the transmitter preemphasis and receiver deemphasis combination employed in FM transmissions.1977, W[illiam] David Gregg, “Modulation Indices in PM and FM”, in Analog and Digital Communication: Concepts, Systems, Applications, and Services in Electrical Dissemination of Aural, Visual, and...
    • The convergence of the iterative approach, and the predistortion results are illustrated on a simulation of a Motorola LDMOS transistor based power amplifier and a measurement example using the Chalmers RF WebLab measurement setup.2016, Maarten Schoukens, Jules Hammenecker, Adam Cooman, “Obtaining the Pre-Inverse of a Power Amplifier using Iterative Learning Control”, in arXiv

Forms of predistortion

pluralpredistortions
alternative formpre-distortion

Origin of predistortion

From pre- + distortion.

Words formed from predistortion

Questions about predistortion

What does predistortion mean?
Predistortion means distortion prior to some other process.
What part of speech is predistortion?
Predistortion is a noun.
What is the plural of predistortion?
The plural of predistortion is predistortions.

Words near predistortion in the dictionary

  1. predissociations
  2. predissolution
  3. predissolved
  4. predistillation
  5. predistorted
  6. predistortion
  7. predistortions
  8. predistress
  9. predistressed
  10. predistribution
  11. predistributions

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