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Revision as of 22:06, 23 July 2003 by Michael Hardy (talk | contribs) ("refers to" ---> "is" (+ stylistic rearrangement of sentence))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A periodic signal (usually [[electromagnetic in nature) is out of phase if its period is not synchronized with another signal.
Whether the term is hyphenated or not depends on its use:
- "the out-of-phase signal caused distortion"
- "the two signals are out of phase with each other"
See also: phase difference