ideal sampler

In signal processing, an ideal sampler is a sampler that samples in an ideal fashion. It is precisely a sampler that takes a continuous signal and multiplies it by a dirac comb (aka a "delta train"), which yields a signal that only takes values at discrete times (these times need not be periodic). If the values of the resulting signal are measured and considered a sequence, then it becomes a discrete signal.
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