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Default Definition of Linearity

On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:55:39 GMT, Stanislaw Flatto
wrote:

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

It relates to well known definition that says "You _can_ draw a straight
line through any three points if it is thick enough".

HTH

Stanislaw


Sno-o-o-ort ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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