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Demodulation vs Demodulate - What's the difference?

demodulation | demodulate | Derived terms |

Demodulation is a derived term of demodulate.


As a noun demodulation

is the inverse of the effect of modulation, or applying a signal to a carrier.

As a verb demodulate is

to reverse modulate, undo the effects of modulation.

demodulation

English

Noun

  • The inverse of the effect of modulation, or applying a signal to a carrier.
    • A radio transmitter applies modulation to a carrier wave and the receiver applies demodulation to it to recover the message.

    demodulate

    English

    Verb

    (demodulat)
  • To reverse modulate, undo the effects of modulation.
    • In a radio transmitter you modulate the carrier wave; in the receiver you demodulate it.

    Antonyms

    * modulate

    Derived terms

    * demodulative * demodulation