Saturation vs Desat - What's the difference?
saturation | desat |
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.
(symptom) (of the oxygen saturation level in one's haemoglobin) to decrease
(medicine, of a person) To undergo a decrease in the oxygen saturation level in the haemoglobin).
As a noun saturation
is the act of saturating or the process of being saturated.As a verb desat is
(symptom|intransitive) (of the oxygen saturation level in one's haemoglobin) to decrease.saturation
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(wikipedia saturation) (en-noun)- Modulation often requires that amplifiers operate below saturation .