pulse-amplitude modulation


pulse-amplitude modulation

[′pəls ¦am·plə‚tüd ‚mäj·ə‚lā·shən] (communications) Amplitude modulation of a pulse carrier. Abbreviated PAM.

pulse-amplitude modulation

A technique in which a signal is broken down into bits, and the amplitude of each of these bits is measured to give a series of discrete values. See pulse modulation.