2.34 background noise. Total of all sources of interference in a system used for the production, detection, measurement, or recording of a signal, independent of the presence of the signal.
Annotation 1 Ambient sound detected, measured, or recorded with the signal is part of the background noise.
Annotation 2 Included in the definition of background noise is the interference resulting from primary electric power supplies that is commonly described as hum.
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