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
The thumb controlled the formant (that is, the amplitude peak in the spectrum that distinguishes the instrument’s timbre), the index finger controlled the waveform using a circular grid, and the three remaining fingers controlled the periodicity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
This is different from chips that handle analog waveforms, like the chips that manage radio signals or power electronics.
—Haomiao Huang, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
Even to the untrained eye, Apple's version stands out for the extra space within the waveform's boundaries—and this was audible to the ear, too.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Unlike other text-to-speech methods that typically synthesize speech by manipulating waveforms, VALL-E generates discrete audio codec codes from text and acoustic prompts.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2023
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
The thumb controlled the formant (that is, the amplitude peak in the spectrum that distinguishes the instrument’s timbre), the index finger controlled the waveform using a circular grid, and the three remaining fingers controlled the periodicity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
This is different from chips that handle analog waveforms, like the chips that manage radio signals or power electronics.
—Haomiao Huang, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
Even to the untrained eye, Apple's version stands out for the extra space within the waveform's boundaries—and this was audible to the ear, too.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Unlike other text-to-speech methods that typically synthesize speech by manipulating waveforms, VALL-E generates discrete audio codec codes from text and acoustic prompts.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2023
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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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