Demodulation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The inverse of the effect of modulation, or applying a signal to a carrier. countable, uncountable

    "A radio transmitter applies modulation to a carrier wave and the receiver applies demodulation to it to recover the message."

  2. 2
    (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave wordnet

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detection

Example

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"A radio transmitter applies modulation to a carrier wave and the receiver applies demodulation to it to recover the message."

Etymology

From de- + modulation.

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