Physics A-Level
Duty cycle
What Duty cycle means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Duty cycle
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The high time expressed as a fraction or percentage of the period, for example 0.25 or 25 %.
Topics that use Duty cycle
- Astables (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Period
- Time constant
- Clock pulses
- Clock rate
- Frequency control
- Oscillation
- Proportional reasoning
- Pulse width
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