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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: signal-to-noise ratio
Synonym1: signal/noise ratio
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Symbol: symb.: S/N
Definition: the ratio, generally expressed in decibels, of the power of the wanted signal to that of the coexistent noise at a specified point in a transmission channel under specified conditions

NOTE – The signal cannot generally be separated from noise, and in practice the ratio (signal + noise) to noise is measured.


Publication date:1992-03
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