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Black noise

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000581

Technical silence, meaning noise whose power sits near zero across the spectrum apart from a handful of narrow lines or isolated peaks. It is the extreme opposite of white noise, which carries equal power per unit of frequency, and in some usages the name means complete silence. In the colour-of-noise naming scheme it is listed alongside white, pink, and red noise.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000581
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Schwarzrauschen; Spanish: ruido negro; French: bruit noir
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000581",
  "term": "Black noise",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Technical silence, meaning noise whose power sits near zero across the spectrum apart from a handful of narrow lines or isolated peaks. It is the extreme opposite of white noise, which carries equal power per unit of frequency, and in some usages the name means complete silence. In the colour-of-noise naming scheme it is listed alongside white, pink, and red noise.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schwarzrauschen",
    "es": "ruido negro",
    "fr": "bruit noir"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/black-noise/"
}

Record 636 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.