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dead time

dead time

noun
2.
Electronics. an interval during which an actuating signal produces no response.

Origin:
1905–10
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opposition of inductance to alternating current
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dead time
 
n
electronics the interval of time immediately following a stimulus, during which an electrical device, component, etc, is insensitive to a further stimulus

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Main Entry:  dead time1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a period during which a person or thing is unproductive and inactive; downtime
Main Entry:  dead time2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  in physics, the period after the recording of a particle or pulse when a detector does not record another
Usage:  science
Main Entry:  dead time3
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the time lag between a stimulus and a response
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