signal-to-noise ratio

collocation in English

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ratio
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/
us
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.oʊ/
the relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than ...
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(Definition ofratiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The steepness of the crossover is determined by thesignal-to-noiseratio.
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This would reduce specific inhibitory influences in specific thalamic nuclei (with impairment of thesignal-to-noiseratio) and thus allow pathological activation of thalamocortical circuits.
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Optical sections exhibit different structural details at highsignal-to-noiseratiowithout any image processing.
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At dim light levels, for which this noise is relatively large, large receptive fields would increase thesignal-to-noiseratiothrough averaging.
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These were situations where we thought thesignal-to-noiseratiowould be highest.
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Using the largest possible passive heating optimizes thesignal-to-noiseratiofor the temperature measurements.
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The number of sweeps varied to improve the recordingsignal-to-noiseratio.
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First, compared to tonic firing, burst firing has a much greatersignal-to-noiseratio.
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This effect would lead to a decrease of thesignal-to-noiseratioat extremely low sample concentrations.
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Future studies should determine whether there are additional ways to maximize thesignal-to-noiseratioof such deficits.
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Because of the bestsignal-to-noiseratio, the complete set of final measurements were carried out at m\\e l 50.
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For almost all measurements, thesignal-to-noiseratiowas enhanced by averaging 4 -10 responses.
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This is asignal-to-noiseratiosimilar to what we have seen with only the best antibody preparations.
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Such units were of small amplitude with lowsignal-to-noiseratio.
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At early stages, the event rates are high to achieve some criticalsignal-to-noiseratioand temporal bandwidth, which together set the information rate.
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For both tasks, correct decisions are made when thesignal-to-noiseratiois greater than unity.
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In these experiments, a greatersignal-to-noiseratiois achieved than in external reflection experiments due to the multiple internal reflections.
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These attractive properties simplify the analysis and conditioning of the measurements, for example the estimation and improvement of thesignal-to-noiseratio.
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For tuitously, these units have relatively largesignal-to-noiseratioso that they are easily recognized.
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