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distortion vs nonlinear distortion

nonlinear distortion vs distortion

distortion and nonlinear distortion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
distortion Yes No No No
nonlinear distortion Yes No No No
As nouns, nonlinear distortion is a hyponym of distortion; that is, nonlinear distortion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than distortion:
  • distortion: a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)
  • nonlinear distortion: distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal
Other hyponyms of distortion include amplitude distortion.
distortion (noun) nonlinear distortion (noun)
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal
the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
a change for the worse
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)
a shape resulting from distortion
Difference between distortion and nonlinear distortion

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