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modulation

process of encoding information by varying properties of a periodic carrier waveform
Intangible technique Q170474
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Summary

modulation is a technique[1]. modulation draws 2,554 Wikipedia views per month (technique category, ranking #47 of 416).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: telecommunications[3]
  • Has use: information transfer[4]
  • Commons category: Radio modulation modes[5]
  • Opposite of: demodulation[6]
  • Has part(s): amplitude modulation[7], frequency modulation[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Radio modulation modes[9]
  • Facet of: physical layer[10]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[12]
  • Topic has template: Template:Modulation techniques[13]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/modulation[14]
  • Different from: modulation[15]
  • Uses: carrier wave[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]

Why It Matters

modulation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] modulation is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

telecommunications

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → physical layer
    Instance of → technique
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Opposite of → demodulation
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