Electronic Engineering 81
WORD STUDY
3. Translate the following definitions and memorize the terms:
signal (n) | – | a variable parameter, such as a current or electromagnetic wave, by which | |
information is conveyed through an electronic circuit, communications | |||
system, etc; the information so conveyed; | |||
process (v) – | to treat or prepare by a special method; | ||
sequence (n) – | a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each | ||
other; | |||
array (n) | – | an ordered arrangement; | |
discrete (adj) | – | individually separate and distinct; | |
convert (v) – | cause to change in form, character, or function; | ||
correlation (n) | – | a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things; | |
quantization (n) – | the procedure of constraining something from a relatively large or | ||
continuous set of values to a relatively small discrete set; | |||
approximate (v) – | to come or bring near or close; be almost the same (as); to find an | ||
expression for (some quantity) accurate to a specified degree; | |||
sample (n) – | a small part of anything, intended as representative of the whole; | ||
theorem (n) | – | general proposition not self-evident but proved by a chain of reasoning; a | |
truth established by means of accepted truths; | |||
bandwidth (n) | – | a range of frequencies within a given band, in particular; the range of | |
frequencies used for transmitting a signal; | |||
complex (adj) | – | consisting of many different and connected parts; not easy to analyze or | |
understand; intricate; | |||
domain (n) – | a particular field of thought, activity, or interest, especially one over which | ||
someone has control, influence, or rights; | |||
partition (v) | – | the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts; | |
frequency (n) – | the number of times that a periodic function or vibration repeats itself in a | ||
specified time, often 1 second; | |||
value (n) – | the numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term; a magnitude, quantity, | ||
or number. | |||
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4. Match the following words with their Russian equivalents (A, B) and synonyms (C, D):
A | B |
array | логический элемент, вентиль |
value | приближенно выражать |
frequency | распознавание |
partition | пространственный |
approximate | обрабатывать |
process | оценка |
spatial | массив |
recognition | разделение |
gate | значение |
estimation | частота |
C | D |
digital | complicated |
correlation | specimen |
sample | range |
complex | reinforcement |
domain | numerical |
increase | raise |
bandwidth | sampling |
discretization | interdependence |
amplification | reduction |
compression | area |