Background Signal (Noun)
Meaning
Extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The team struggled to distinguish the target radio frequency from the background signal emitted by nearby cell towers.
- Optical filters were used to reduce the background signal that was overpowering the spectroscopic measurements.
- The researchers had difficulty pinpointing the exact location of the source due to the strong background signal from the city.
- A thorough shielding was installed to minimize the background signal that interfered with the precise gravitational wave detection.
- Improved algorithms and advanced noise reduction techniques were employed to extract the desired information from the data contaminated by background signals.