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From: gingell@aurs01.UUCP (Mike Gingell)
Newsgroups: comp.dsp
Subject: Re: Question about distortion
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Date: 28 May 91 19:17:09 GMT
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In article <1991May23.070428.23505@funet.fi> varri@cs.tut.fi  writes:

>What is the name of the distortion which does not appear at the
>harmonic frequencies of the fundamental component but at some
>other frequencies? This type of distortion is often introduced
>by nonlinear filters.

I would call it parametric distortion or intermodulation i.e a
distortion due to the modulation of some transfer parameter of
the network by the signal being transferred.


Mike Gingell, Alcatel, Raleigh, NC USA  (919) 850-6444
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