Symbol rate

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In digital communications, the symbol rate is the bit rate divided by the number of bits transmitted in each symbol. Symbol rate is measured in symbols-per-second, hertz (Hz), or baud (Bd).

The term baud rate is synonymous with symbol rate, but is less frequently used today as it has in the past been commonly misused to mean bit rate or data rate.

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