 ##  [Impulse Response](/impulse-response) 

  ##  [Impulse Response](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/impulse-response-0) 

  
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Definition

The output signal h(t) (or h[n] in discrete time) produced by a system in response to a unit impulse (Dirac delta or Kronecker delta) input; for LTI systems it is the system's time-domain kernel that determines outputs by convolution.