demodulation

[dee-moj-uh-ley-shuhn]

de·mod·u·la·tion

[dee-moj-uh-ley-shuhn]
noun Telecommunications.
detection (def. 4b).

Origin:
1920–25; de- + modulation
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demodulation (ˌdiːmɒdjʊˈleɪʃən)
 
n
electronics the act or process by which an output wave or signal is obtained having the characteristics of the original modulating wave or signal; the reverse of modulation

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demodulation definition

communications
To recover the signal from the carrier. For example, in a radio broadcast using amplitude modulation the audio signal is transmitted as the mean amplitude of a radio-frequency carrier so demodulation requires a circuit which measures the amplitude and filters out the carrier. There are many other kinds of modulation and corresponding demodulation.
(1998-07-29)

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