Carrier frequency

Carrier frequency is a term used to designate:

The nominal frequency of a carrier wave
The center frequency of a frequency modulation signal
The frequency of the unmodulated electrical wave at the output of an amplitude modulated (AM), frequency modulated (FM) or phase modulated (PM) transmitter
The output of a transmitter when the modulation is zero
The rate of occurrence within a population of a chromosome that causes a genetic disorder

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