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   XPost: rec.audio.pro, comp.dsp   
   From: mrivers@d-and-d.com   
      
   On 11/20/2010 3:53 PM, rickman wrote:   
      
   > I don't recall any such restriction on N.  Certainly the measurement   
   > has just as much meaning with N = 1 as any greater N.  Think of it as   
   > a limit as N approaches 1 then.  The point is that it is as valid a   
   > measurement for a single point as it is for many points.  It   
   > represents the equivalent voltage that would produce the same power as   
   > DC of the same voltage.   
      
   Consider the effective value of RMS. It's the amount of heat   
   can be produced by the electrical energy. If you have only   
   one sample, no matter how high it is, do you really think it   
   will warm up your coffee?   
      
      
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