Discrete-time signal

Discrete sampled signal

"Discrete signal" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Digital signal.

A discrete signal or discrete-time signal is a time series consisting of a sequence of quantities. In other words, it is a time series that is a function over a domain of integers.

Unlike a continuous-time signal, a discrete-time signal is not a function of a continuous argument; however, it may have been obtained by sampling from a continuous-time signal, and then each value in the sequence is called a sample. When a discrete-time signal obtained by sampling a sequence corresponds to uniformly spaced times, it has an associated sampling rate; the sampling rate is not apparent in the data sequence, and so needs to be associated as a characteristic unit of the system.

Acquisition

Discrete-time signals may have several origins, but can usually be classified into one of two groups:^[1]

By acquiring values of an analog signal at constant or variable rate. This process is called sampling.^[2]
By observing an inherently discrete-time process, such as the weekly peak value of a particular economic indicator.

References

↑ "Digital Signal Processing" Prentice Hall - Pages 11-12
↑ "Digital Signal Processing: Instant access." Butterworth-Heinemann - Page 8

Gershenfeld, Neil A. (1999). The Nature of mathematical Modeling. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-57095-6.

Wagner, Thomas Charles Gordon (1959). Analytical transients. Wiley.

Time measurement and standards

Chronometry Orders of magnitude Metrology

International standards	UTC UTC offset UT ΔT DUT1 IERS ISO 31-1 ISO 8601 TAI 12-hour clock 24-hour clock Barycentric Coordinate Time Barycentric Dynamical Time Civil time Daylight saving time Geocentric Coordinate Time International Date Line Leap second New Earth Time Solar time Terrestrial Time Time zone

Obsolete standards	Ephemeris time Greenwich Mean Time Prime meridian

Time in physics	Absolute time and space Spacetime Chronon Continuous time Coordinate time Cosmological decade Discrete time Planck epoch Planck time Proper time Theory of relativity Time dilation Gravitational time dilation Time domain T-symmetry

Horology	Clock Astrarium Atomic clock Complication History of timekeeping devices Hourglass Marine chronometer Marine sandglass Radio clock Watch Water clock Sundial Dialing scales Equation of time History of sundials Sundial markup schema

Calendar	Astronomical Dominical letter Epact Equinox Gregorian Hebrew Hindu Intercalation Islamic Julian Leap year Lunar Lunisolar Solar Solstice Tropical year Weekday determination Weekday names

Archaeology and geology	Dating methodologies Geologic time scale International Commission on Stratigraphy

Astronomical chronology	Galactic year Nuclear timescale Precession Sidereal time

Units of time	Century Day Decade Fortnight Hour Jiffy Lustrum Millennium Minute Moment Month Paksha Saeculum Second Shake Tide Week Year

Related topics	Chronology Duration Mental chronometry Metric time System time Time value of money Timekeeper

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Discrete-time signal

Acquisition

See also

References