Definition of Signal. Meaning of Signal. Synonyms of Signal

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Definition of Signal

Signal
Signal Sig"nal, n. [F., fr. LL. signale, fr. L. signum. See Sign, n.] 1. A sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person of some occurence, command, or danger; also, a sign, event, or watchword, which has been agreed upon as the occasion of concerted action. All obeyed The wonted signal and superior voice Of this great potentate. --Milton. 2. A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign. The weary sun . . . Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow. --Shak. There was not the least signal of the calamity to be seen. --De Foc.
Signal
Signal Sig"nal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Signaled or Signalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Signaling or Signalling.] 1. To communicate by signals; as, to signal orders. 2. To notify by a signals; to make a signal or signals to; as, to signal a fleet to anchor. --M. Arnold.

Meaning of Signal from wikipedia

- multiple subject fields including signal processing, information theory and biology. In signal processing, a signal is a function that conveys information...
- The Signal may refer to: The Signal (2007 film), American horror film written and directed by David Bruckner, Dan Bush, and Jacob Gentry The Signal (2014...
- The Wow! signal was a strong narrowband radio signal detected on August 15, 1977, by Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope in the United States...
- analog signal is any continuous-time signal representing some other quantity, i.e., analogous to another quantity. For example, in an analog audio signal, the...
- Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR or S/N) is a measure used in science and engineering that compares the level of a desired signal to the level of background...
- A digital signal is a signal that represents data as a sequence of discrete values; at any given time it can only take on, at most, one of a finite number...
- A signal corps is a military branch, responsible for military communications (signals). Many countries maintain a signal corps, which is typically subordinate...
- Signal processing is an electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing signals, such as sound, images, potential...
- Signal or signaling may refer to: Analog signal Audio signal Digital signal Digital signal (signal processing) Cell signaling, in biology Signalling (economics)...
- Signals intelligence (SIGINT) is the act and field of intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether communications between people (communications...