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Vinony

demodulation

noun

  1. process of extracting the original information-bearing signal from a carrier wave
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Pronunciation: /dɪˌmɒdʃəˈleɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English modulation English demodulation From de- + modulation.

  1. 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.”