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SIGNAL/NOISE RATIO [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2012-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
06.01.114 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

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, usually at the receiver output, under specified conditions [IEC 60050-713:1998, 713-11-19]

OBS

The signal cannot generally be separated from noise, and in practice the ratio (signal+noise) to noise is measured. [IEC 60050-713:1998, 713-11-19]

OBS

The specified conditions comprise among others, the nature and characteristics of the wanted signal, the nature and characteristics of the noise, the receiver and antenna characteristics such as the bandwidth. [IEC 60050-713:1998, 713-11-19]

OBS

signal/noise ratio; S/N: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008].

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