##  [Intermodulation Distortion](/index.php/intermodulation-distortion) 

  ##  [Intermodulation Distortion](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/intermodulation-distortion-0) 

  

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Definition

Nonlinear mixing in a device or system of two or more simultaneous input signals that produces additional frequency components (intermodulation products) equal to linear combinations (sums and differences) of the original frequencies, which may fall inside the signals' bands and act as interference.

 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 ##  [Intermodulation Distortion](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/intermodulation-distortion-1) 

  

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Definition

Nonlinear mixing in an active or passive component that generates sum and difference frequency products (k1 f1 + k2 f2 + ... with integer coefficients) from two or more input tones or signals; those products can fall inside the band of interest or adjacent bands and act as spurious interferers or blockers.