nonlinear distortion
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nonlinear distortion
(′nän′lin·ē·ər di′stör·shən)
(electronics) Distortion in which the output of a system or component does not have the desired linear relation to the input.
(engineering acoustics) The ratio of the total root-mean-square (rms) harmonic distortion output of a microphone to the rms value of the fundamental component of the output.
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