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Princeton's WordNet

  1. signal-to-noise ratio, signal-to-noise, signal/noise ratio, signal/noise, S/Nnoun

    the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity

Wiktionary

  1. signal-to-noisenoun

    The ratio comparing signal power to noise power.

  2. signal-to-noisenoun

    The quantity of quality information compared to irrelevant or incorrect information.

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  1. signal-to-noise

    Signal-to-noise ratio, often abbreviated SNR or S/N, is a measure used in science and engineering to quantify how much a signal has been corrupted by noise. It is defined as the ratio of signal power to the noise power, often expressed in decibels. A higher SNR indicates a less corrupted signal, and a lower SNR indicates a more corrupted signal. This concept is used in many fields, including telecommunications, biology, acoustics, diagnostics, etc, where it helps to detect, measure, and isolate accurate information from background noise or interference.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of signal-to-noise in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of signal-to-noise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of signal-to-noise in a Sentence

  1. Missy Cummings:

    Tracking small airborne objects that are slow moving close to the ground is notoriously difficult with significant signal-to-noise ratio problems.

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