Impulse or Impulsive may refer to:

Science

  • Impulse (physics), the change of momentum of an object; the integral of a force with respect to time
  • Impulse function, a mathematical function of an infinitely high amplitude and infinitesimal duration
  • Impulse response, a system's output when presented with the impulse function in electrical engineering
  • Impulse (psychology), a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one
  • Impulsion, a thrust of a horse

Film and television

  • Impulse (1954 film), a thriller starring Arthur Kennedy
  • Impulse (1974 film), a thriller starring William Shatner
  • Impulse (1984 film), a science fiction film starring Meg Tilly and Tim Matheson
  • Impulse (1990 film), a thriller starring Theresa Russell
  • Impulse (2008 film), a thriller starring Angus Macfadyen
  • Impulse (2010 film), an apocalyptic thriller starring Chris Masterson
  • Impulse (TV series), a 2018 science fiction series on YouTube Premium
  • "Impulse" (Star Trek: Enterprise, a TV episode
  • Impulse drive, a fictional form of propulsion in the Star Trek universe
  • Impulse (German magazine)
  • Impulse (Steven Gould novel), 2013
  • Impulse (Hopkins novel), a 2007 young adult verse novel by Ellen Hopkins
  • Impulse (Psionex), a Marvel Comics character
  • Impulse (DC Comics), a superhero
  • Science Fantasy (magazine), also published as Impulse and SF Impulse

Music

  • Impulse (band), a Bulgarian hard rock group
  • Impulse! Records, a jazz recording label
  • Impulse (Buck Hill album), 1995
  • Impulse Drum and Bugle Corps
  • Impulse (Erra album), 2011
  • "Impulse", a song by Northlane from Node, 2015
  • "Impulsive" (song), 1990, by Wilson Phillips

Business

  • Impulse Airlines, a former Australian airline
  • Impulse (retailer), a UK entertainment retail chain
  • Isuzu Impulse, an automobile sold from 1981 through to 1992
  • Impulse (body mist), made by Unilever
  • Impulse (software), a digital game distribution system
  • Impulse purchase (also impulse buying), unplanned buying of goods

Other

  • Impulse 21, an American sailboat design
  • Impulse (dinghy), a 4.0 m sports sailing dinghy
  • Impulse (roller coaster), at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Pennsylvania
  • Impulsivity

See also

  • Impulse noise (disambiguation)
  • Specific impulse, a propulsion efficiency measurement
  • Irresistible impulse, a legal defense