##  [Intermodulation Distortion](/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.