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National Instruments Corporation G-1 NI 5401 User Manual
Glossary
Prefix Meaning Value
µ- micro- 10
–6
m- milli- 10
–3
k- kilo- 10
3
M- mega- 10
6
Numbers/Symbols
% percent
+ positive of, or plus
– negative of, or minus
± plus or minus
/per
°degree
Ω ohm
+5 V +5 V output signal
A
A amperes
amplification method of scaling the signal level to a higher level
ARB normal waveform output signal
attenuation decreasing the amplitude of a signal