thermal noise
nounThermodynamics, Electricity.
a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
Origin of thermal noise
1First recorded in 1925–30
- Compare shot effect.
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How to use thermal noise in a sentence
But by the time they've been reflected back they'll be away below thermal noise-volume.
A Matter of Importance | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
British Dictionary definitions for thermal noise
thermal noise
noun
electrical noise caused by thermal agitation of conducting electrons
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