In signal processing, distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of a signal. In communications and electronics it means...

Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. It consists of Mike Ness (vocals, guitar), Jonny Wickersham (guitar)...

Distortion and overdrive are forms of audio signal processing used to alter the sound of amplified electric musical instruments, usually by increasing...

waveform. Distortion may also refer to: Distortion (optics), including "barrel distortion" and "pincushion distortion" Perspective distortion Cognitive...

Attenuation distortion is the distortion of an analog signal that occurs during transmission when the transmission medium does not have a flat frequency...

In geometric optics, distortion is a deviation from rectilinear projection; a projection in which straight lines in a scene remain straight in an image...

The total harmonic distortion (THD or THDi) is a measurement of the harmonic distortion present in a signal and is defined as the ratio of the sum of the...

Rate–distortion theory is a major branch of information theory which provides the theoretical foundations for lossy data compression; it addresses the...

In neoclassical economics, a market distortion is any event in which a market reaches a market clearing price for an item that is substantially different...

Amplitude distortion is distortion occurring in a system, subsystem, or device when the output amplitude is not a linear function of the input amplitude...

In telecommunications, distortion-limited operation is the condition prevailing when distortion of a received signal, rather than its attenuated amplitude...

In start-stop teletypewriter operation, end distortion refers to the shifting of the end of all marking pulses, except the stop pulse, from their proper...

circuit for distortion. Amplitude distortion. Frequency distortion. Phase distortion. Intermodulation distortion. Cross over distortion. Electronic test...

(such as round-off error) is referred to as quantization error, noise or distortion. A device or algorithmic function that performs quantization is called...

Rate-distortion optimization (RDO) is a method of improving video quality in video compression. The name refers to the optimization of the amount of distortion...

Reality distortion field (RDF) is a term first used by Bud Tribble at Apple Computer in 1981, to describe company co-founder Steve Jobs's charisma and...

Crossover distortion is a type of distortion which is caused by switching between devices driving a load. It is most commonly seen in complementary, or...

A distortion function in mathematics and statistics, for example, g : [ 0 , 1 ] → [ 0 , 1 ] {\displaystyle g:[0,1]\to [0,1]} , is a non-decreasing function...

The MXR Distortion + ("Distortion Plus") is a distortion pedal originally designed in the 1970s by MXR Innovations. The pedal uses a single op-amp and...

Parataxic distortion is a psychiatric term first used by Harry S. Sullivan to describe the inclination to skew perceptions of others based on fantasy....

Distortion synthesis is a group of sound synthesis techniques which modify existing sounds to produce more complex sounds (or timbres), usually by using...

cognitive distortion is a thought that causes a person to perceive reality inaccurately due to being exaggerated or irrational. Cognitive distortions are involved...

Signal-to-noise and distortion ratio (SNDR) is a term used for a set of measures of the quality of a signal from a communications device. These include...

In signal processing, phase distortion or phase-frequency distortion is distortion, that is, change in the shape of the waveform, that occurs when (a)...

distortion takes two forms: extension distortion and compression distortion, also called wide-angle distortion and long-lens or telephoto distortion,...

harmonic distortion analyzer calculates the total harmonic content of a sinewave with some distortion, expressed as total harmonic distortion (THD). A...

Distortion pedals are a type of effects unit designed to add distortion to an audio signal to create a warm, gritty, or fuzzy character. Depending on...

In telecommunications, the term degree of start-stop distortion has the following meanings: In asynchronous serial communication data transmission, the...

"Distortion" is a song by Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. First released as a digital single on May 8, 2018, to promote the band's Babymetal World...

singles to build anticipation for her intended second album, Digital Distortion. However, a series of conflicts with her label, as well as personal conflicts...