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Definition of Background signal
1. Noun. 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"
Generic synonyms: Disturbance, Interference, Noise
Specialized synonyms: Background Noise, Ground Noise, Background Radiation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Background Signal
Literary usage of Background signal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Military Terms by Edward Samuel Farrow (1918)
"They are of two colors — white with a blue horizontal stripe for use with a dark
background, and dark blue for use with a light background. Signal Kit. ..."
2. Impacts Of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"This test will only achieve high sensitivity if the signal from the firefly enzyme
is significantly larger than the background signal. ..."
3. Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings And by Bmed, National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc (2005)
"... improve the sensitivity of transducers and to develop better labels and
detection methods that are not affected by the environmental background signal. ..."
4. Electronic Structure of Ferromagnet-Insulator Interfaces: Fe/MgO and Co/MgO by Martina Mueller (2007)
"This background signal corresponds to electrons, which have undergone inelastic
scattering in the sample. Since only unscattered photoelectrons carry direct ..."
5. Digital Television Transition: Issues Related to an Information Campaign by Mark L. Goldstein (2006)
"... background signal, is ongoing. Because a proposed rulemaking will follow the
end of this selection process (scheduled to be completed in August 2006), ..."
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