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**Title: The Importance of Linearity in Sensor Responses**

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In your own words, explain why a good linearity is desired in most of the sensors and transducers. Please be specific in your answer instead of saying it can increase the accuracy, etc.

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The diagram illustrates a response curve of a sensor. It shows a relationship between the signal (S) on the vertical axis and an unspecified variable on the horizontal axis. There are two lines:

1. **Red Line (Curved):** This is the actual response curve of the sensor, which is non-linear.

2. **Blue Dotted Line (Linear):** This represents the ideal linear response for the sensor.

Both lines are enclosed in a green bracket labeled "Response curve," indicating that the diagram is focusing on the comparison between the sensor's actual and ideal responses.

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The following question is based on sensors.

A sensor is a device that converts a signal from one form of energy that is not easily measurable (like pressure, acoustic etc) to a signal in another form of energy which is more easily measurable (example electrical quanties like voltage and current etc).

One of the desired properties of a sensor is linearity. 

By linearity we mean, if x and y are the values of the measured signal and output signal respectively, then y =kx where k is a non-zero constant of proportionality.

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