Computer Science GCSE
Amplitude
What Amplitude means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Amplitude
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The height of the sound wave at the moment a sample is taken, which determines the binary value stored for that sample.
Topics that use Amplitude
- Data representation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Bit depth
- Coarser resolution
- Colour depth
- File size calculation
- Fixed-length codes
- Overflow
- Resolution
- Sample rate
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