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Default Definition of Linearity

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:30:53 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

I have a specification for an amplifier design that says "0.25%
linearity".

I can't seem to lay my hands on a precise definition of what that
means.

Likewise... How to calculate?

...Jim Thompson


Probably peak deviation from best straight-line fit, as a percentage
of full-scale swing. Most people would use half of rail-rail output
swing (ie, peak, not p-p) as the denominator.

John