Aperture Review
FIELD EDITION / 30DD9E

Observation records / Signal sampling

A sampled signal is a sequence of observations taken at defined intervals.

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01 / Definition

Sampling interval determines sampling frequency.

02 / Method

Noise can arise from several independent sources.

03 / Observation

A plotted trace is a representation of the samples.

04 / Interpretation

Filtering changes the frequency content of a signal.

Illustrative reference series
RecordCategoryNormalized valueRole
R-001Geometry52Reference
R-002Surface95Comparison
R-003Assembly64Control
R-004Geometry45Reference
R-005Surface54Comparison
R-006Assembly94Control
Reference note

Noise can arise from several independent sources.