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

See signal-to-noise on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} signal-to-noise (uncountable)
  1. (electrical engineering) The ratio comparing signal power to noise power. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Electrical engineering
    Sense id: en-signal-to-noise-en-noun-jfBqu8wk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (by extension) The quantity of quality information compared to irrelevant or incorrect information. Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-signal-to-noise-en-noun-qad5HhdX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: signal-to-noise ratio, SNR, S/N

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