clock frequency

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clock
noun
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/klɒk/us
/klɑːk/
a device for measuring and showing time, usually found in or on a building and not worn by ...
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frequency
noun
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/ˈfriː.kwən.si/us
/ˈfriː.kwən.si/
the number of times something happens within a particular period, or the fact of something happening often or a large number ...
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(Definition ofclockandfrequencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The machine can, equivalently, be simulated on another concrete machine with identicalclockfrequency, at the expense of slower performances.
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The latter will finally and mainly limit the performance of the machine through the value of theclockfrequency.
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Later, theclockfrequencyof microprocessor featured was increased.
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An oscillator start-up timer ensures that the device only operates when the oscillator generates a stableclockfrequency.
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This allows the processor'sclockfrequencyto be adjusted in a single processor cycle.
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The interface uses double pumping (transferring data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock signal) to lower theclockfrequency.
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Up to a point, a higherclockfrequencyis beneficial: the ripple is reduced and the high frequency makes the remaining ripple easier to filter.
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However, losses through stray capacitance increase with increasingclockfrequencyand a practical limit is around a few hundred kilohertz.
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The programmable processors can individually and dynamically change their supply voltage andclockfrequency.
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A slower processor, with regard toclockfrequency, can perform as well as a processor operating at a higher frequency.
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Both were based on the same architecture but differed inclockfrequencyand peripheral support.
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Counting rate is equal to the inputclockfrequency.
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The system bus is 64 bits wide and operates at half the internalclockfrequency.
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This allows twice the performance of a dual-core processors at the sameclockfrequencyin ideal conditions.
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The accuracy of the measurement depends upon the stability of theclockfrequency.
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The bitclockfrequencyis the product of the sample rate, the number of bits per channel and the number of channels.
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When operating at a high bandwidth, signal integrity limitations constrain theclockfrequency.
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If theclockfrequencyis too high to allow sufficient time, three cycles may be required.
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High-performance integrated circuits have traditionally been characterized by theclockfrequencyat which they operate.
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