Computer Science GCSE
Sample interval
What Sample interval means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Sample interval
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The time between one sample and the next, where a shorter interval means more samples are taken in each second.
Topics that use Sample interval
- 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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