This document discusses digital signal processing and defines key concepts related to signals and systems. It defines a signal as a function of one or more variables that conveys information, and can be one-dimensional or multi-dimensional. Signals are classified as deterministic or random, natural or artificial, continuous or discrete, periodic or non-periodic, causal or non-causal, even or odd, energy-based or power-based. Systems are combinations of elements that process input signals to produce output signals. Systems are classified as static or dynamic, time-invariant or time-variant, linear or non-linear, causal or non-causal, stable or unstable. The document also discusses common operations that can be performed on signals like addition