signal-to-noise ratio
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[edit]Noun
[edit]signal-to-noise ratio (plural signal-to-noise ratios)
- (sciences) A figure of merit comparing the strength of a signal carrying information to the noise interfering with it.
- (colloquial) The proportion of useful or interesting information in a message or conversation.
Synonyms
[edit]- signal-noise ratio
- SNR (abbreviation)
- S/N (abbreviation)
Translations
[edit]figure of merit
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proportion of useful information
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