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Default Definition of Linearity

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:48:42 +0100, Chris Jones
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


Better ask the customer. (Even if they are not correct in their
definition, it is their definition that you need to know.)
Chris


Customer has no clue... cut and pasted from someone else's data sheet
:-(

...Jim Thompson

I think your first decision is to guess whether they care about differential
or integral non-linearity.
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