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Sine Wave

Any curve plotted along an axis where the y-value moves above and below zero at a rate of y = sin(x). The Composite Index of Lagging Indicators is thought to be roughly a sine wave because interest rates and inflation, which make up the index, move in relation to each other in a way resembling the sine.
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Figure 1: Waveform displays of (a) a 1.00 kHz sine wave over 5.0 milliseconds and (b) the same 1.00 kHz sine wave clipped to +6 dB.
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