multipath

British

/ ˈmʌltɪˌpɑːθ /

adjective

relating to television or radio signals that travel by more than one route from a transmitter and arrive at slightly different times, causing ghost images or audio distortion

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Current attempts are even looking for multipath interferences for biological objects, such as viruses5.

From Nature

One confusing effect is multipath fading, in which satellites signals that bounce off of buildings that intersect with each other, strengthening certain signals that aren’t otherwise in direct line of sight.

From The Verge

Ray tracing, multipath fading, and heat maps Later, we go for a stroll on the west side of Manhattan so they can show me how much better the modified version of Uber’s app is at finding our GPS location.

From The Verge

Also, says Martin, there is an accuracy problem caused by something called multipath.

From New York Times

It's called multipath interference, and if you've ever seen ghosting on old-style analog televisions, you've seen its effects.

From Scientific American

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