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intermodulation

noun in·ter·mod·u·la·tion \-ˌmä-jə-ˈlā-shən\

Definition of INTERMODULATION

:  the production in an electrical device of currents having frequencies equal to the sums and differences of frequencies supplied to the device or of their harmonics
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Origin of INTERMODULATION

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1931

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