phenomenon where the time interval between the first and the following pulse is too short to allow the counting system to respond correctly to either pulse
Note 1 to entry: Pile-up will result in deterioration of resolution and may cause significant error. Note 2 to entry: Modern systems can automatically detect and reject significant fractions of the piled up pulses. Note 3 to entry: This entry was numbered 394-39-14 in IEC 60050-394:2007.
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