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CRITICAL BANDWIDTH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- critical bandwidth
1, record 1, English, critical%20bandwidth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- critical band 2, record 1, English, critical%20band
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The critical difference between the frequency limits of a band containing the useful frequency components of a signal. 3, record 1, English, - critical%20bandwidth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The notion of critical bands, introduced by Fletcher(1940), explains the masking of a narrow band(sinusoidal) signal by a wideband noise source... One can think of a critical band as a frequency selective "channel" of psychoacoustic processing; only noise falling within the critical bandwidth can contribute to the masking of a narrow band signal. The mammalian auditory system consists of a whole series of critical bands, each filtering out a specific portion of the audio spectrum. 4, record 1, English, - critical%20bandwidth
Record 1, Key term(s)
- critical BW
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bande critique
1, record 1, French, bande%20critique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- groupe de fréquences 2, record 1, French, groupe%20de%20fr%C3%A9quences
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
bande critique : Bande de fréquences la plus large au-delà de laquelle certaines caractéristiques de l'audition ne sont plus modifiées (par exemple effet de masque) alors que d'autres sont modifiées (sonie augmentant avec la largeur de bande quand on maintient constante l'intensité acoustique). [Terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR et reproduits avec son autorisation.] 3, record 1, French, - bande%20critique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «groupe de fréquences» est parfois utilisé pour désigner la bande critique. [Justification reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.] 3, record 1, French, - bande%20critique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bande de fréquences critiques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-05-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optical Telecommunications
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- optical routing test solution software
1, record 2, English, optical%20routing%20test%20solution%20software
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Agilent's Optical Routing Test Solution software helps manufacturers determine whether their products or components meet the standard a factor critical to enabling on-demand provisioning of bandwidth across optical networks-and whether they interoperate with UNI-conformant optical network devices from other manufacturers. 1, record 2, English, - optical%20routing%20test%20solution%20software
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications optiques
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- logiciel de solution de test de routage optique
1, record 2, French, logiciel%20de%20solution%20de%20test%20de%20routage%20optique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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