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A system as stated earlier performs a function. It operates on something and produces something else. Thus, when a system is excited by the input, it produces a response (output). Like signals, systems are also classified as Continuous Time (CT) and Discrete Time (DT) systems. If the input to the system is continuous and the output produced is also continuous, the system is called continuous time system. Such systems are described by differential equations. On the other hand if the input to the system is discrete in nature in the form of impulses, and if the output produced is also in the form of impulses such systems are called discrete time systems. These systems are represented in Fig. 3.1a and b, respectively.
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Palani, S. (2022). Time Domain Analysis of Continuous and Discrete Time Systems. In: Signals and Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75742-7_3
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