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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.
  2. Any nondescript noise used for background or to mask or drown out other noise.
  3. Speech that goes ignored or uncomprehended.

Equivalents

Català soroll blanc
Čeština bílý šum
Français bruit blanc
עברית רעש לבן
Nederlands witte ruis
Português ruído branco
Română zgomot alb
Русский бе́лый шум

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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