waveform
noun
wave·form
ˈwāv-ˌfȯrm 
: a usually graphic representation of the shape of a wave that indicates its characteristics (such as frequency and amplitude)
called also waveshape
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But if the inner core was shifting its speed in a cycle, some of these waveforms would repeat.
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Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
Ref: What no one has seen before: gravitational waveforms from warp drive collapse : arxiv.org/abs/2406.02466
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—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2024
The third phase, E3, brings a slow, varying waveform, kind of like direct current [DC], that can last several minutes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2024
Solar magnetic disturbances produce a slow, varying waveform similar to that of E3.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2024
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Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
Ref: What no one has seen before: gravitational waveforms from warp drive collapse : arxiv.org/abs/2406.02466
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—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2024
The third phase, E3, brings a slow, varying waveform, kind of like direct current [DC], that can last several minutes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2024
Solar magnetic disturbances produce a slow, varying waveform similar to that of E3.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2024
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waveform
noun
wave·form
ˈwāv-ˌfȯrm
: a usually graphic representation of the shape of a wave that indicates its characteristics (as frequency and amplitude)
called also waveshape
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