September 15, 1999 Page 5 of 13. 3 Sampling of band-pass signals. 3.1 Introduction. The Nyquist sampling theorem states that to get a unique representation of the frequency. content of a signal, the signal must be sampled at a rate twice the frequency of the highest. frequency component of the signal.
A quarter section, often shortened to quarter, is an area of one-fourth of a square mile, or 160 acres (0.65 km2). It was a common size of a tract under Homestead Acts in the United States and the Dominion Land Survey in Canada.
A quarter mile is exactly 80 rods long, and so farmers could use this measurement to determine how many fence posts they needed. When homesteaders settled in Nebraska, each one received one quarter section, or 160 acres.