A system or component is linear if it suffices the amplification and the superposition principle.
A component that generates the output y from the input signal x with
y = f(x)
is linear if
ky1 + ky2 = kf(x1) + kf(x2).
A system or component is linear if it suffices the amplification and the superposition principle.
A component that generates the output y from the input signal x with
y = f(x)
is linear if
ky1 + ky2 = kf(x1) + kf(x2).