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Revision as of 19:39, 8 September 2008

Definition: Time Invariance

A system is time invariant if any input that is first shifted and then put through the system yields the same result as putting the signal through the system first and then shifting the output, provided the magnitude of the shift is the same in both instances.

Example 1: Time-Invariant System

$ y[n] = e^{x[n]} $


Let

$ z[n] = x[n+k] $

$ a = n + k $


$ y[z[n]] $ =?= $ y[a] $

$ y[x[n+k]] $ =?= $ e^{x[a]} $

$ e^{x[n+k]} = e^{x[n+k]} $

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