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background noise

DEFINITIONS OF: background noise

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n extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal

Synonyms:
ground noise
Types:
surface noise
noise produced by the friction of the stylus of a record player moving over the rotating record
Type of:
background, background signal
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
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