Can amplitudes be used to differentiate one signal from another?

1. How does amplitude affect signal?
2. How do you differentiate a signal?
3. What does the amplitude of a signal measure?
4. What is the basic difference between amplitude and magnitude?

How does amplitude affect signal?

Amplitude is the height of the radio signal that it reaches while attenuating (bouncing up and down in its sine wave). Thus, amplitude is often referred to as the power of a radio signal, too. The more amplitude a radio signal starts with, the farther it can travel.

How do you differentiate a signal?

A signal is differentiated to determine the rate at which it changes. That is, if x(t) is the continuous-time signal, then its differentiation yields the output signal y(t), given by y(t)=ddtx(t) y ( t ) = d d t x ( t ) . Figure 2 shows an example of a signal along with its differentiation.

What does the amplitude of a signal measure?

Signal strength or amplitude is measured by the distance of each curve from the zero axis (or red (black in print versions) line in the figure). The direct signal is very much stronger than those of the target area.

What is the basic difference between amplitude and magnitude?

Amplitude refers to the maximum deviation from zero that can be taken by a periodically varying quantity. Magnitude refers to the size of a quantity regardless of the direction.