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Pulse Width Modulation (noun)
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /pals-with-mod-oo-lay-tion/
Also spelled or known as: PWM
What does Pulse Width Modulation mean?
A synthesis process that changes a square wave into a pulse wave.
Pulse Width Modulation is a synthesis process that changes a square wave into a pulse wave by adding silence in the wave cycle, which thins out the square wave.
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