CONTINUOUS-TIME DISCRETE-TIME

sinusoidal signal which is defined for sinusoidal signal which is defined only at
every instant of time is called discrete instants of time is called
continuous-time sinusoidal signal discrete-time sinusoidal signal

𝑥(𝑡) = 𝐴 sin(𝜔𝑡 + 𝜑) = 𝐴 sin(2𝜋𝑓𝑡 + 𝜑) 𝑥(𝑛) = 𝐴 sin(𝜔𝑛 + 𝜑) = 𝐴 sin(2𝜋𝑓𝑛 + 𝜑)

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SYNTAX
SYNTAX
SINE
WAVE
CONTINUOUS-TIME DISCRETE-TIME
SIGNAL SIGNAL

TIME IMPULSE
SIGNAL
DOMAIN
PLOT
INPUT DESCRIPTION
INPUT
INPUT DESCRIPTION
INPUT ARGUMENT Vector of sample indices (representing time
n
ARGUMENT instances for discrete signals)
amplitude controls the amplitude of the sine wave
Amplitude of the impulse signal (optional,
amplitude
default is 1)
controls the frequency of the sine wave in
frequency
Hertz

sets the total time duration of the generated

duration
signal

determines the number of samples per

samplingRate
second OUTPUT
ARGUMENT
OUTPUT DESCRIPTION

The generated discrete-time

impulseSignal
impulse signal

OUTPUT
ARGUMENT
USAGE
USAGE

The Fourier transform of an impulse signal is a constant, indicating

Sine waves are used in the analysis and design of filters. The
that an impulse signal contains all frequencies. This property is
frequency response of a filter can be evaluated by applying
fundamental in understanding the frequency response of systems
sine wave inputs at different frequencies and observing the
output
The convolution operation is a fundamental operation in signal
Sine waves are fundamental components of audio signals. processing. Convolution with an impulse signal is equivalent to the
Musical tones and sound waves can often be represented as a identity operation, making it a useful tool in convolutional processes
combination of sine waves of different frequencies, amplitudes,
and phases