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TOTAL BACKGROUND NOISE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
CONT

For all measurements, the total background noise is dominated by the amplifiers' current noise ... and it always remains smaller than the noise from the sample itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Ensemble des signaux parasites superposés au signal utile et mesurés après élimination de ce signal. [Terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR et reproduits avec son autorisation.]

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «bruit de fond» qui désigne l'ensemble des signaux parasites en l'absence de tout signal utile.

Spanish

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