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QAM
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
Two AM carriers are modulated 90 degrees out of phase to each other.
The result is bandwidth efficient, like other AM carriers (relative to FM) to but better defined than a single AM carrier. you're measuring the difference between the two carriers.
A common (analog) use of QAM is for the RF transmission of video in the NTSC and PAL systems.