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Meaning of white noise | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌwaɪt ˈnɔɪz/

Definitions

  1. A random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density; a signal with a power spectral density that has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth.
    uncountable
  2. Any nondescript noise used for background or to mask or drown out other noise.
    uncountable
  3. Speech that goes ignored or uncomprehended.
    broadly, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Conventional statistical analyses presuppose that intrinsic variability is white noise. White noise yields a jagged and irregular line with a fractal dimension of 1.5, because successive observations are statistically independent of each other.”
“The rest was white noise; I was sick of listening to who I was supposed to be.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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