white noise

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white noise

Acoustical or electrical noise of which the intensity is the same at all frequencies within a given band.

[From the analogy with white light.]

white noise

(Physics / General Physics)

a. sound or electrical noise that has a relatively wide continuous range of frequencies of uniform intensity

b. noise containing all frequencies rising in level by six decibels every octave

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Noun

white noise - a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration; "white noise is a good masking agent"

interference, noise, disturbance - electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

Translations

white noise n (Radio, TV) → sibilo (per interferenza)

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