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Johnson-Nyquist noise

Johnson-Nyquist noise noun: the electronic noise generated by the thermal agitation of the charge carriers (usually the electrons) inside an electrical conductor at equilibrium, which happens regardless of any applied voltage.

Noun

Johnson-Nyquist noise (uncountable)

  1. The electronic noise generated by the thermal agitation of the charge carriers (usually the electrons) inside an electrical conductor at equilibrium, which happens regardless of any applied voltage.

Synonyms of Johnson-Nyquist noise

Origin of Johnson-Nyquist noise

Discovered and first measured by John B. Johnson at Bell Labs in 1926. His colleague Harry Nyquist provided an explanation of the results.

Questions about Johnson-Nyquist noise

What does Johnson-Nyquist noise mean?
Johnson-Nyquist noise means the electronic noise generated by the thermal agitation of the charge carriers (usually the electrons) inside an electrical conductor at equilibrium, which happens regardless of any applied voltage.
What part of speech is Johnson-Nyquist noise?
Johnson-Nyquist noise is a noun.

Words near Johnson-Nyquist noise in the dictionary

  1. Johnson's algorithm
  2. Johnson's rule
  3. Johnson-Lindenstrauss lemma
  4. Johnson-McMillin syndrome
  5. Johnson-Munson syndrome
  6. Johnson-Nyquist noise
  7. Johnsonese
  8. johnsongrass
  9. johnsongrasses
  10. Johnsonian
  11. Johnsoniana

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