Physics A-Level
Amplification
What Amplification means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Amplification
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Reference: AQA
Increases signal power to overcome attenuation and noise before or after transmission.
Topics that use Amplification
- Principles of communication systems (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Modulation
- Block diagram
- Demodulation
- Input transducer
- Output transducer
- Real-time communication system
- Transducer stages
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