white noise
белый шум
weißes Rauschen
A random signal with a flat power spectral densityA 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.
/ˌwaɪt ˈnɔɪz/
» The voice was drowned by the white noise.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)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.
weißes Rauschen
бе́лый шумbélyj šum
(uncountable)Any nondescript noise used for background or to mask or drown out other noise.
(broadly, figuratively, uncountable)Speech that goes ignored or uncomprehended.
More definitions
- a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration
Examples
1 sentencesThe voice was drowned by the white noise.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedprewhiten
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable