dynamic range

American  

noun

1. Audio. the ratio of the loudest to faintest sounds reproduced without significant distortion, usually expressed in decibels.

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dynamic range British  

noun

1. the range of signal amplitudes over which an electronic communications channel can operate within acceptable limits of distortion. The range is determined by system noise at the lower end and by the onset of overload at the upper end

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Etymology

Origin of dynamic range

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

“The changing height of Mount Everest really highlights the dynamic nature of the Earth’s surface,” he said.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

The dynamic nature of aquatic environments mean that the studies are difficult to conduct in situ and variables, such as water flow rate, are not possible to control.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023

Left unchanged is the dynamic nature of the Stadium Course.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

It makes people’s willingness to accept the dynamic nature of the science impossible.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2022

The dynamic nature of their philosophy laid more stress upon the process through which perfection was sought than upon perfection itself.

From The Book of Tea by Okakura, Kakuzo