# How do neuron signals encode magnitude?

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> [@AMZ](#):
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> in SNN.

Does this make sense in an HTM context though? SNNs use a fundamentally different encoding scheme. As I understand it, in HTM each sequential input encodes a totally new sensory experience and, from the algorithm’s perspective, inputs arrive at a fixed frequency. (Please correct me if I’m wrong here)

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