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triangle wave

triangle wave noun: a function or waveform that alternately ramps linearly upwards and then downwards.

triangle wave: a function or waveform that alternately ramps linearly upwards and then downwards
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Noun

triangle wave (plural triangle waves)

  1. A function or waveform that alternately ramps linearly upwards and then downwards.

Forms of triangle wave

pluraltriangle waves

Origin of triangle wave

From triangle + wave, named for its triangular shape when graphed.

Questions about triangle wave

What does triangle wave mean?
Triangle wave means a function or waveform that alternately ramps linearly upwards and then downwards.
What part of speech is triangle wave?
Triangle wave is a noun.
What is the plural of triangle wave?
The plural of triangle wave is triangle waves.

Words near triangle wave in the dictionary

  1. triangle postulates
  2. triangle spider
  3. triangle spiders
  4. triangle test
  5. triangle tests
  6. triangle wave
  7. triangle waves
  8. triangle-free
  9. triangled
  10. triangleness
  11. Triangler

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