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low fidelity

low fidelity adjective: having a low bitrate, or being an electronic reproduction of a sound with low accuracy.

Adjective

low fidelity (comparative more low fidelity, superlative most low fidelity)

  1. (sound) Having a low bitrate, or being an electronic reproduction of a sound with low accuracy.
    • Near-synonyms: no fidelity, no-fi, NoFi
    Synonyms:
    no fidelity, no-fi, NoFi
  2. Having a rough quality, recorded at home with makeshift tools.
    • Near-synonyms: no fidelity, no-fi, NoFi
    Synonyms:
    no fidelity, no-fi, NoFi

Synonyms of low fidelity

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Forms of low fidelity

comparativemore low fidelity
superlativemost low fidelity

Origin of low fidelity

Modeled after, and postdating, high fidelity; formed as the obvious counterpart. It reflects the idea of low lifelikeness, being far from true to life, an unfaithful reproduction (of the original sounds that were recorded).

Questions about low fidelity

What does low fidelity mean?
Low fidelity means having a low bitrate, or being an electronic reproduction of a sound with low accuracy.
What part of speech is low fidelity?
Low fidelity is an adjective.

Words near low fidelity in the dictionary

  1. low explosives
  2. low fade
  3. low fantasies
  4. low fantasy
  5. Low Fell
  6. low fidelity
  7. low five
  8. low fived
  9. low fives
  10. low fiving
  11. low Fowler's

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