The basic components of an instrument include a probe that interacts with the sample, an input transducer that converts the sample's chemical and/or physical properties into an electrical signal, a si...The basic components of an instrument include a probe that interacts with the sample, an input transducer that converts the sample's chemical and/or physical properties into an electrical signal, a signal processor that converts the electrical signal into a form that an output transducer can convert into a numerical or visual output that we can understand. In this section we develop a common vocabulary that we can use in later chapters.
