Clock pulses are continuous, precisely spaced changes in voltage. See clock speed. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

In music, the pulse is a special type of beat that is regular. It's the heartbeat of a piece of music and similar to a ticking clock. Have you ever wondered why people tap their foot or finger ...

The application that prompted this article was the measurement of oscilloscope bandwidth by looking at how quickly the ‘scope catches up with a pulse that exceeds its bandwidth, for example.

And you get a clock at the end of it ... and even the concepts behind pulse width modulation. To say nothing of the physical skills, like learning to solder or how to assemble the laser-cut ...

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