"signal-to-noise ratio" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: signal-to-noise ratios [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=signal-to-noise ratio}} 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. Categories (topical): Engineering Synonyms: signal-noise ratio, SNR, S/N, S/N ratio Translations (figure of merit): 信噪比 (xìnzàobǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), signaali-kohinasuhde (Finnish), jel-zaj viszony (Hungarian), jel-zaj arány (Hungarian), stosunek sygnału do szumu [masculine] (Polish), raport semnal-zgomot [neuter] (Romanian), signal-brusförhållande [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-signal-to-noise_ratio-en-noun-pi~fyBQd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 79 21 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'figure of merit': 95 5
  2. (informal) The quantity of useful or interesting information compared to irrelevant or incorrect information in a message or conversation. Tags: informal Translations (proportion of useful information): 信息密度 (xìnxī mìdù) (Chinese Mandarin), asiapitoisuus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-signal-to-noise_ratio-en-noun-sUwnUX9b Disambiguation of 'proportion of useful information': 30 70

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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