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phasor

/fæsɔːr/ noun · British & US
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What does phasor mean?

noun

A vector quantity representing a sinusoidal function of time, often used in electrical engineering and physics to describe alternating currents and voltages. In signal processing, a phasor is a complex number representing the amplitude and phase of a signal.

Example

"The phasor diagram showed the relationship between the voltage and current in the circuit."

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