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ELECTRONIC 'analogue' computing circuits (in which electrical quantities such as voltage represent the variables involved) can perform many mathematical operations at such speeds that an upper limit may be set by the design of 'input table' employed. A device capable of reproducing a given wave-form repeatedly at high speeds has been described recently1, and it is thought that some details may be of more general interest.
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MACKAY, D. A High-Speed Electronic Function Generator. Nature 159, 406–407 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159406a0
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