quadrature amplitude modulation

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quadrature amplitude modulation

noun quadrature amplitude modulations

  1. countable, uncountable A modulation scheme that conveys data by applying amplitude modulation to two carrier waves at once. These two waves, usually sinusoids, are out of phase with each other by 90° and are thus called quadrature carriers. Commonly abbreviated QAM.

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noun method of sending information

Españolmodulación de amplitud en cuadratura
日本語直交振幅変調 chokkō shinpuku henchō
中文正交幅度调制 zhèngjiāo fúdù tiáozhì
Portuguêsmodulação de amplitude em quadratura
Françaismodulation d'amplitude en quadrature
DeutschQuadraturamplitudenmodulation
Italianomodulazione di ampiezza in quadratura
Русскийквадрату́рная амплиту́дная манипуля́ция kvadratúrnaja amplitúdnaja manipuljácija

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@misc{quadrature_amplitude_modulation_2026,
  title = {quadrature amplitude modulation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quadrature%20amplitude%20modulation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}