sawtooth function
41arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
42photoreception — photoreceptive, adj. /foh toh ri sep sheuhn/, n. the physiological perception of light. [1905 10; PHOTO + RECEPTION] * * * Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one celled organisms such …
43Pinking shears — are scissors, the blades of which are sawtoothed instead of straight. Pinking shears leave a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge.Pinking shears have a utilitarian function for cutting woven cloth. Cloth edges that are unfinished will easily …
44Signal generator — A signal generator, also known variously as a test signal generator, function generator, tone generator, arbitrary waveform generator, digital pattern generator or frequency generator is an electronic device that generates repeating or non… …
45Root mean square — In mathematics, the root mean square (abbreviated RMS or rms), also known as the quadratic mean, is a statistical measure of the magnitude of a varying quantity. It is especially useful when variates are positive and negative, e.g., sinusoids.It… …
46Waveform — means the shape and form of a signal such as a wave moving in a solid, liquid or gaseous medium.In many cases the medium in which the wave is being propagated does not permit a direct visual image of the form. In these cases, the term waveform… …
47Chiptune — Chiptunes Stylistic origins Video game music Electronic music Computer music Cultural origins Early 1980s, Japan Typical instruments Sound chips Trackers Synthesizers …
48Minimoog — Manufactured by Moog Music Dates 1970 1975, 1977 1981 [1] …
49Old Mission State Park — Cataldo Mission U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark …
50nuclear fission — fission (def. 2). [1885 90] * * * Division of a heavy atomic nucleus into two fragments of roughly equal mass, accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy, the binding energy of the subatomic particles. The energy released in the… …
