erlang

British

/ ˈɜːlæŋ /

noun

e. a unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system equal to the intensity for a specific period when the average number of simultaneous calls is unity

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Etymology

Origin of erlang

C20: named after A. K. Erlang (1878–1929), Danish mathematician

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erlang

An erlang is a unit of telephonic pulse; this building used to gauge the telephone-pulse rate of London, which seems appropriate, given that my writing’s so concerned with technology and media and mediation generally.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2015

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