Pulse

nounStandard termElectronics

A rapid, transient change in voltage or current from a baseline value and back again.

A single discrete disturbance or transient signal in an electrical circuit. In digital logic, it is a rapid transition from a low state to a high state and back, used to trigger events, clock flip-flops, or transmit binary data. In analog systems, it can be a brief surge of energy like a radar emission or a noise spike.

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The counter increments on the rising edge of every clock pulse.