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signal to noise

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
sig-nal -to noise
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

The ratio of the intensity of a signal{2} to the background noise detected by a measuring instrument, especially in a communications channel; the higher the ratio, the more accurately the information contained can be interpreted. The term is applied not only to human communications, but to the detection of information in any system that is being studied to gain knowledge; as, the signal-to-noise ratio of light signals in older optic fibers drops to an unusable level after several miles. .

Questions

What does signal to noise mean?
The ratio of the intensity of a signal{2} to the background noise detected by a measuring instrument, especially in a communications channel; the higher the ratio, the more accurately the information contained can be interpreted. The term is applied not only to human communications, but to the detection of information in any system that is being studied to gain knowledge; as, the signal-to-noise ratio of light signals in older optic fibers drops to an unusable level after several miles. .

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