modulation of pulses in which a time related characteristic of a pulsed carrier varies in accordance with a given function of the value of the modulating signal Examples: Pulse position modulation; pulse duration modulation; pulse frequency modulation.
[n] - modulation of the time between successive pulses
noun modulation of the time between successive pulses
radio transmission in which the carrier is modulated to produce a series of pulses timed to transmit the amplitude and pitch of a signal. Abbr.: PTM