analog

...For example, quantities that have a minimum unit and can only take on discrete values ​​that are integer multiples of that unit, such as the number of people or the amount of money, are called digital quantities. In contrast, quantities that can take on infinitely small arbitrary values, such as the length or weight of an object, and therefore cannot have a minimum unit and can take on continuous values, are called analog quantities. Digital quantities can be expressed as numbers or codes. ...

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…たとえば人の数や金の額のように，ある最小単位があって，その整数倍のとびとびの(離散的)値しかとらない量をディジタル量という。これに対して，物の長さや重さのように無限に細かい任意の値をとりうる量，したがって最小単位が考えられず連続的な値をとりうる量をアナログanalog量という。ディジタル量は数字や符号で表すことができる。…

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