bandwidth

UK /ˈbændwɪdθ/ US /ˈbændwɪdθ/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.

But now is a good time to be bargaining for bandwidth, as the switch from analogue to digital television is freeing up space.

2

The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.

3

The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.

While comm buoys allow rapid transmission, there is a finite amount of bandwidth available. Given that trillions of people may be trying to pass a message through a given buoy at any one time, access to the network is parceled out on priority tiers.

4

The capacity, energy or time required.

I think it's a worthy project, but I just don't have the bandwidth right now.

Yet... rather than exploiting opportunities to their fullest, Perry uses with conviction the word "frustrated" to describe a typical approach to government with ideas: "You'll get the response 'we don't have the bandwidth to deal with that'."

5

The minimum, over all orderings of vertices of a given graph, of the length of the longest edge.

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