In telecommunications and electronics, baud (unit symbol "Bd") is synonymous to symbols per second or pulses per second. It is the unit of symbol rate, also known as baud rate or modulation rate; the number of distinct symbol changes (signaling events) made to the transmission medium per second in a digitally modulated signal or a line code. The baud rate is related to but shouldn't be confused with gross bit rate expressed in bit/s. The symbol duration time, also known as unit interval, can b… (More on Baud)