"signal-to-noise ratio" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: signal-to-noise ratios [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} signal-to-noise ratio (plural signal-to-noise ratios)
  1. (sciences) A figure of merit comparing the strength of a signal carrying information to the noise interfering with it. Categories (topical): Sciences Synonyms: signal-noise ratio, SNR [abbreviation], S/N [abbreviation] Translations (figure of merit): 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-xpObsopI 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 Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 83 17 Topics: sciences Disambiguation of 'figure of merit': 99 1
  2. (colloquial) The proportion of useful or interesting information in a message or conversation. Tags: colloquial Translations (proportion of useful information): asiapitoisuus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-signal-to-noise_ratio-en-noun-hHO3mO7j Disambiguation of 'proportion of useful information': 15 85

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