signal-to-noise ratio

English

Noun

signal-to-noise ratio (plural signal-to-noise ratios)

1. (engineering) A figure of merit that compares the strength of a signal carrying information to the level of noise interfering with it.

   Synonyms: signal-noise ratio, SNR, S/N, S/N ratio

2. (informal) The quantity of useful or interesting information compared to irrelevant or incorrect information in a message or conversation.

Translations

figure of merit

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: signaali-kohinasuhde
• Hungarian: jel-zaj viszony, jel-zaj arány
• Polish: stosunek sygnału do szumu m
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• Romanian: raport semnal-zgomot n
• Swedish: signal-brusförhållande n

proportion of useful information

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: asiapitoisuus (fi)
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