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/ˈɪmpʌls/ · im·pulse
noun
- A sudden force or push that causes a change in motion. The coach gave the ball an impulse that sent it soaring over the fence.
- A spontaneous desire or urge to act. On a whim, she felt an impulse to book a one‑way ticket to Paris.
- In physics, the integral of force over time, equal to the change in momentum. The impulse delivered by the bat altered the baseball’s velocity.
verb
- To incite or stimulate action; to cause a sudden urge. His passionate speech impulsed the crowd into a spontaneous chant.
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Did you know? The term ‘impulse response’ is a cornerstone of signal‑processing engineering, describing how a system reacts to a brief input signal.