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Term: analog signal
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Definition: signal each information parameter of which directly represents the respective variable quantity

Note 1 to entry:  An analog signal may be a continuous-value signal or a discrete-value signal as well as a continuous-time or a discrete-time signal. Examples may be the pressure in a pneumatic final controlling element with continuous-value and continuous-time information parameter (value of the pressure) as well as a position-modulated pulse signal as an output signal of a computer based controller.

Note 2 to entry: This entry was numbered 351-21-53 in IEC 60050-351:2006.


Publication date:2013-11
SourceIEC 60050-704:1993, 704-01-03, modified – The definition has been reformulated to adapt to usage in control technology.
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Internal notes:2018-04-16: "continuous-value or" corrected to refer to the complete term "continuous-value signal or". JGO
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