Sample rate
What Sample rate means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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How many samples are taken each second, measured in hertz (Hz); a higher rate captures rapid changes in the wave more accurately.
The number of samples taken per second, so it is the reciprocal of the sample interval.
Topics that use Sample rate
- Data storage (OCR GCSE)
- Data representation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Bit depth
- Colour depth
- File size calculation
- Overflow
- Resolution
- Analogue to digital conversion
- Base 16 place value
- Character set
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