signal-to-noise ratio
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“The filtering capacities of the lateral line system of the tail could improve the signal-to-noise ratio, avoiding overstimulation of the canal neuromasts.”
From Salon • Feb. 10, 2025
This research was made possible thanks to the A3COSMOS and A3GOODSS archival projects, which enabled researchers to gather a large number of galaxies observed with a high enough signal-to-noise ratio for detailed analysis.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024
“They’re not going to give us that unless we’ve shown that this is exactly where to look, this is the signal-to-noise ratio we expect, and so on.”
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022
“You just need a really, really good signal-to-noise ratio for your measurements,” Clerk says.
From Scientific American • May 6, 2021
On the other hand, most people feel the signal-to-noise ratio of Usenet has dropped steadily.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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