oscillator
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
2
An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
3
A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same orientation and position, after a finite number of generations.
He has turned up a number of new oscillators of periods 2,3,4,5,6, & 8.
Two track segments, each of which realizes the same transformation in a different number of generations are particularly useful for obtaining oscillator periods.
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