intermodulation distortion


intermodulation distortion

[‚in·tər‚mäj·ə′lā·shən di‚stȯr·shən] (electronics) Nonlinear distortion characterized by the appearance of output frequencies equal to the sums and differences of integral multiples of the input frequency components; harmonic components also present in the output are usually not included as part of the intermodulation distortion.

intermodulation distortion

(electronics, communications)(IMD) Nonlinear distortionin a system or transducer, characterised by the appearancein the output of frequencies equal to the sums and differencesof integral multiples of the two or more component frequenciespresent in the input waveform.