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Because most applcations involve the manipulation of some time-varying signal, be it digital or analog. In order to distinguish the signal from the power supply, the power must not be time-varying (AC). Thus, DC power, which is constant, is used. Have you ever listened to a radio or other amplified audio source and heard an objectional hum? this is AC leaking into the audio stream. It interferes with the signal of interest (the music).

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