square wave


noun Mathematics, Physics.

a graph, function, vibration, etc., that is periodic and equal to one constant on one half of the period and a different constant, which may be zero, on the other half.

Origin of square wave

First recorded in 1930–35

British Dictionary definitions for square wave

square wave

noun

an oscillation, for example in voltage pulse, that alternates between two fixed values with a negligible transition time between the two, giving a rectangular waveform