Analof vs. Digital

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Re: Analof vs. Digital

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DLB wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 5:51 pm Stick and chain device for measuring first down yardage? I'm sure there is a name for it...

- David
Not the chain nor the sticks on either end, because together they are just a binary device, you either reach a first down or not.

However, the line of scrimmage marker is analog, it can be placed anywhere between the sticks along the chain.
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Being 'binary' does not make it digital.

A light switch is binary(on/off) but is NOT digital(unless you count the things attached to one's hand that operates them). :rolleyes:
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Analog

adjective
relating to or using signals or information represented by a continuously variable physical quantity such as spatial position, voltage, etc.


Nothing continuous about an on/off switch or a first down marker.
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Since we seem to be in definition mode:

Binary - having two(bi) states.

Bit - a binary representation.

Digital = either 1)relating to fingers 2)as a display device uses graphic representation of numbers 3)values represented by several bits to represent a range of values(used for measuring)

Analog - having a continuous range of values [binary has steps = bit value]

Not sure what any of this has to do with "analof".
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JPG wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:40 am
Not sure what any of this has to do with "analof".
I wasn't sure if I should riff on "analof" or do some pointless nitpicking. Seemed like a toss-up.
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Nit picking is how one gets down to the least significant bit. ;)
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