Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white noise

/ˌwaɪt ˈnɔɪz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: white noise
IPA: /ˌwaɪt ˈnɔɪz/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density; a signal with a power spectral density that has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth.

Uncountable

noun

Any nondescript noise used for background or to mask or drown out other noise.

Uncountable

noun

Speech that goes ignored or uncomprehended.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Conventional statistical analyses presuppose that intrinsic variability is white noise. White noise yields a jagged and irregular line with a fractal dimension of 1.5, because successive observations are statistically independent of each other."
"The rest was white noise; I was sick of listening to who I was supposed to be."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

white noise machine

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

How do you pronounce white noise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌwaɪt ˈnɔɪz/.
What does white noise mean?: A random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density; a signal with a power spectral density that has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth.

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