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intermodulation

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in⋅ter⋅mod⋅u⋅la⋅tion

[in-ter-moj-uh-ley-shuhn, -mod-yuh-]
–noun
the production in an electrical device of frequencies that are the sums or differences of frequencies of different inputs or of their harmonics.

Origin:
1930–35; inter- + modulation
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in·ter·mod·u·la·tion   (ĭn'tər-mŏj'ə-lā'shən)   
n.  Modulation of the frequencies of electromagnetic waves occurring when the waves interact as they are transmitted through a nonlinear electronic system.
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