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Noise (electronics)

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white noise
random signal having equal intensity at different frequencies, giving it a constant power spectral density
signal-to-noise ratio
measure comparing the level of a searched signal to the level of background noise
quantization
process of mapping a continuous set to a countable set
pink noise
type of signal whose amplitude is inversely proportional to its frequency
noise
random fluctuation in an electrical signal
Johnson–Nyquist noise
Thermal noise present in all electrical circuits
color of noise
power spectrum of a noise signal (a signal produced by a stochastic process)
Brownian noise
The kind of signal noise produced by Brownian motion
shot noise
electronic noise which can be modeled by a Poisson process
additive white Gaussian noise
basic noise model used in Information theory to mimic the effect of many random processes that occur in nature
noise figure
device in communications engineering
phase noise
frequency domain representation of rapid, short-term, random fluctuations in the phase of a waveform, caused by time domain instabilities
flicker noise
electrical noise with a 1/f spectrum
pseudorandom noise
pseudo-random signal with characteristics similar to noise
SINAD
Signal-to-noise and distortion ratio (SNDR) is a term used for a set of measures of the quality of a signal from a communications device. These include SINAD and SINADR.
gray noise
random noise whose frequency spectrum follows a psychoacoustic equal loudness curve
Burst noise
type of electronic noise that occurs in semiconductors
atmospheric noise
noise generated by an atmosphere
noise temperature
Eb/N0
thumb|right|280px|Bit-error rate (BER) vs E_b/N_0 curves for different [[digital modulation methods is a common application example of E_b/N_0. Here an AWGN channel is assumed.]]
Friis formulas for noise
either of two formulas used in telecommunications engineering
carrier-to-noise ratio
the signal-to-noise ratio of a modulated signal
interference
anything which modifies, or disrupts a communication signal
Noise shaping
Digital signal performance enhancement
Noise floor
level of background noise in a signal
Noise-equivalent power
measure of the sensitivity of a photodetector
noise generator
circuit that produces electrical noise
white noise machine
device that produces white noise or other similar random sounds
Internet background noise
network traffic lacking a routable destination
Signal-to-quantization-noise ratio
Measure for analyzing digitizing schemes
Psophometer
thumb|Psophometer
Effective number of bits
A dynamic range metric for digital systems
SINR
information theory quantity