low-pass filter vs filter

filter vs low-pass filter

low-pass filter and filter both are nouns.

low-pass filter is not a verb while filter is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
low-pass filter	Yes	No	No	No
filter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, filter is a hypernym of low-pass filter; that is, filter is a word with a broader meaning than low-pass filter:

low-pass filter: a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value
filter: an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

low-pass filter (noun)	filter (noun)
a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value	device that removes something from whatever passes through it
	an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

low-pass filter (verb)	filter (verb)
	remove by passing through a filter
	pass through
	run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

Difference between low-pass filter and filter

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