Nyquist rate
Noun
Meaning
(telecommunication) the lowest sampling rate that will permit accurate reconstruction of a sampled analog signal
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If frequencies above half the Nyquist rate are sampled, they are incorrectly detected as lower frequencies, a process referred to as aliasing.
One of the possible reasons is to reduce the Nyquist rate for more efficient storage.
Signaling at the Nyquist rate meant putting as many code pulses through a telegraph channel as its bandwidth would allow.