noise

UK /nɔɪz/ US /nɔɪz/
noun 5verb 2

Definitions

noun

1

Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.

He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.

The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived.

2

Any sound.

The sudden noise made everyone jump.

She crept up behind him not making a noise.

3

Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.

4

Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.

signal-to-noise ratio

On the technical side, the scanning and OCR of texts, in combination with the graphic design of high school text books, introduced a certain level of noise into the corpus which in turn led to a higher tagging error rate than usual and may affect count precision.

5

Variation or deviation generated by random fluctuations.

verb

1

To make a noise; to sound.

Those terrours, which thou speak'st of, did me none ; I never fear'd they could, though noising loud And threatening nigh

2

To spread news of; to spread as rumor or gossip.

When this was noysed aboute, the multitude cam togedder and were astonyed, because that every man herde them speake in his awne tongue.

This man then meeting with Chriſtian, and having ſome inckling of him, for Chriſtians ſetting forth from the City of Deſtruction was much noiſed abroad, not only in the Town, where he dwelt, but alſo it began to be the Town-talk in ſome other places.

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