Nyquist
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Swedish Nyqvist, from ny (“new”) + kvist (“branch”).
Proper noun
Nyquist (plural Nyquists)
- A surname from Swedish.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nyquist is the 16707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1713 individuals. Nyquist is most common among White (94.57%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Nyquist (plural Nyquists)
- (mathematics, engineering) The Nyquist frequency of a system.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nyquist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 685.