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The Process of Superimposing a Low Frequency Signal on a High Frequency Wave is - Physics

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प्रश्न

The process of superimposing a low frequency signal on a high frequency wave is_______ .

पर्याय

  • detection  

  • mixing

  • modulation 

  • attenuation

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उत्तर

modulation

The process of superimposing a low frequency signal on a high frequency wave is known as modulation.

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