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Data record gloss.crest-factor.definition

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Crest factor is the ratio of the peak value of a waveform to its root-mean-square value; as an instrument rating it states the highest peak-to-RMS ratio the converter can measure without clipping, and for a measured signal it indicates how far the waveform departs from a sine wave.

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Crest factor (Glossary)
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