Difference between Sample time and time step

Hello all,

This question may sound ridiculously stupid but still I want to clear my doubts and will appreciate your help. Can anyone please tell me the difference between time step and sample time?

Are they the same?

Thanking you in anticipation!!!

Regards

[David Young]

Time step is usually the time between samples in a regular series. Sample time could mean various things. I think you might have to give the context where the terms are used - edit a quote into your question, or a link.

[Sameer]

Thank you for replying. Actually I am not having any specific case at the moment so I was looking for the general answer but as you said it depends on the context so I guess I should wait. Can you suggest a document where I can have the proper idea about both 'Time step and sample time'

[David Young]

Sorry, I don't have a definite recommendation. Wikipedia articles on time series and signal processing could be helpful, but to get reliable definitions of terms, text books in those areas are probably clearest. Also very good to look at is the introductory PDF documentation that goes with the Signal Processing Toolbox and other toolboxes.

[Sameer]

Thank you!!!!

Answer 1

[Jan]

What about asking your favorite internet search engine:

Google: time step sample time

[Sameer]

Hi,

I appreciate your efforts but I asked this question here because I was not able to find the suitable document.

Regards