amplitude

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Norwegian 3.1 Noun 3.2 References

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[edit] Etymology

< Latin amplitudo < amplus (“‘large’”); see ample and -tude.

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amplitude (plural amplitudes)

1. The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
2. (mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
3. (physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.

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• ample
• amplifiable
• amplification
• amplifier
• amplificatory
• amplify

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• amplitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• amplitude in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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amplitude f. (plural amplitudes)

1. amplitude

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amplitude m. (definite singular amplituden; indefinite plural amplituder; definite plural amplitudene)

1. amplitude

[edit] References

• “amplitude” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.