modulation rate

modulation rate: 1. The rate at which a carrier is varied to represent the information in a digital signal. Note: Modulation rate and information transfer rate are not necessarily the same. 2. For modulated digital signals, the reciprocal of the unit interval of the modulated signal, measured in seconds.

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