| | Noise (physics) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | In communications, it may be deliberate as for instance (Deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems) jamming of a radio or TV signal, but in most cases it is assumed to be merely undesired interference with intended operations. |
 | | Loosely, any disturbance tending to interfere with the normal (A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body) operation of a device or system. |
 | | In some cases a little noise may be considered advantageous, allowing a (An excited state of agitation) dithered representation of signals below the minimum strength, or between two quantization levels. |
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