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(wikipedia saturation) (en-noun)

the act of saturating or the process of being saturated

(physics) the condition in which, after a sufficient increase in a causal force, no further increase in the resultant effect is possible; e.g. the state of a ferromagnetic material that cannot be further magnetized

(chemistry) the state of a saturated solution

(chemistry) the state of an organic compound that has no double or triple bonds

(meteorology) the state of the atmosphere when it is saturated with water vapour; 100% humidity

(art) the intensity or vividness of a colour

intense bombing of a military target with the aim of destroying it

the flooding of a market with all of a product that can be sold

(music) an effect on the sound of an electric guitar, used primarily in heavy metal music

The condition at which a component of the system has reached its maximum traffic-handling capacity, i.e. one erlang per circuit.

The point at which the output of a linear device, such as a linear amplifier, deviates significantly from being a linear function of the input when the input signal is increased.

Modulation often requires that amplifiers operate below saturation .