Memoryless System

Definition: A system is said to be memoryless if its output at a particular point in time depends only on the input at that same time.


Example: $ y[n]=x^2[n]+17n-3 $


System With Memory

Definition: A system is with memory if its output at a particular point in time depends on inputs at more than just this time.


Example: $ y[n]=x^2[n+2]+17n-3 $


Jayanth's Comments: The example given for the system with memory is wrong. Because (17n-3) is a scalar and hence it is a memory-less system.

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Sean Hu, ECE PhD 2009