(New page: == Linearity == Because engineers talk in symbols instead of words...the following describes linearity. *A/*B = multiply by any complex number x(t) --> system --> *A ...)
 
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*A/*B = multiply by any complex number
 
*A/*B = multiply by any complex number
  
 
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<pre)
 
x(t) --> system --> *A  
 
x(t) --> system --> *A  
 
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y(t) --> *B  
 
y(t) --> *B  
  
 
+
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If z(t) == w(t) then the system is linear.
 
If z(t) == w(t) then the system is linear.
  
 
In linearity, the values are scalable and follow the rules of superposition.
 
In linearity, the values are scalable and follow the rules of superposition.

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Linearity

Because engineers talk in symbols instead of words...the following describes linearity.

  • A/*B = multiply by any complex number

<pre) x(t) --> system --> *A

                    |
                    + --> w(t)
                    |

y(t) --> system --> *B

x(t) --> *A

         |
         + --> system --> z(t)
         |

y(t) --> *B

</pre> If z(t) == w(t) then the system is linear.

In linearity, the values are scalable and follow the rules of superposition.

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