Re: A question about the Nyquist theorm

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From: Andrew Zimmerman
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 1991 11:51

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In article <317@sphere.UUCP> ruck@sphere.UUCP (John R Ruckstuhl Jr) writes:
>In article <Abj8CR200WBN04RPUr@andrew.cmu.edu>, kr0u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kevin William Ryan) writes:
>> F0O@psuvm.psu.edu
>> >     I was reading an article that states the Nyquist theorm as:
>> >     "The sample frequency must be at least twice the highest frequency
>> >component within the analog signal for an accurate representation of the
>> >analog signal".
>
>I think this should be "GREATER than twice the highest frequency
>component".

Just to nit-pick, it should be "GREATER then twice the bandwidth of the 
signal", not twice the highest frequency.

Andrew
zimmer@calvin.stanford.edu

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