Sample Period Sets the Clock - Electronic Circuits X: Sampling, Quantization, and Finite Conversion Step by Step

A sample clock is an exact period and count contract. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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The sample period is a spacing contract

The clock period is 2 seconds, and there are 5 sample cells.

T=2\ \text{s},\quad N=5

Count times period gives the covered window

Five period cells of 2 seconds cover 10 seconds.

5\cdot 2\ \text{s}=10\ \text{s}