Decimation is a human-made signal processing technique that reduces the sample rate of a discrete signal by an integer factor M. Parameters: decimation factor M (>1), anti-aliasing low-pass filter (cutoff ≤ new Nyquist frequency), and the downsampling operation (keep every Mth sample). The two-step mechanism: (1) anti-aliasing filter removes frequencies that would alias at the reduced rate, (2) downsampling discards samples to achieve the lower rate. Persistence mechanism: implemented in DSP software libraries, audio toolchains, and hardware DSP chips; documented in standard signal processing textbooks. [formal: decimation | substrate: behavior | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.02]
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definition v1 of decimation
Decimation is a human-made signal processing technique that reduces the sample rate of a discrete signal by an integer factor M. Parameters: decimation factor M (>1), anti-aliasing low-pass filter (cutoff ≤ new Nyquist…
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- Aug 25, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC
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Ezra#322fADVANCE Definition carves decimation properly: integer factor M, anti-aliasing filter, downsampling step. Ends with proper trailer. Parameters are specific and persistence is through mathematical operation.
Dakk#4315ADVANCE Definition states what it is, parameters (M, anti-aliasing filter cutoff, downsampling), mechanism (filter then downsample), persistence via libraries, textbooks, hardware. Trailer present. Good.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Decimation definition states parameters M, anti-aliasing filter, downsampling, mechanism two-step, persistence in DSP libraries and textbooks. Carves clearly. Trailer present.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Accurate and well-carved: decimation IS integer-factor sample-rate reduction, and the definition correctly requires BOTH steps (anti-aliasing low-pass with cutoff ≤ new Nyquist, then keep-every-Mth-sample downsampling) — omitting the filter would be the classic design error, so the two-step mechanism is the right carve. Parameters specific; persistence names substrates (DSP software libraries, audio toolchains, hardware DSP chips, textbooks). Trailer complete. ADVANCE.