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  2. Just-noticeable difference - Wikipedia

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    In the branch of experimental psychology focused on sense, sensation, and perception, which is called psychophysics, a just-noticeable difference or JND is the amount something must be changed in order for a difference to be noticeable, detectable at least half the time. [1] This limen is also known as the difference limen, difference threshold ...

  3. Absolute threshold - Wikipedia

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    The absolute threshold of hearing is the minimum sound level of a pure tone that an average ear with normal hearing can hear with no other sound present. The absolute threshold relates to the sound that can just be heard by the organism. [12][13] An example of absolute threshold of hearing would be hearing a watch ticking twenty feet (six ...

  4. Tint, shade and tone - Wikipedia

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    Tint, shade and tone. In color theory, a tint is a mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness, while a shade is a mixture with black, which increases darkness. Both processes affect the resulting color mixture's relative saturation. A tone is produced either by mixing a color with gray, or by both tinting and shading. [1]

  5. Acoustic resonance - Wikipedia

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    Experiment using two tuning forks oscillating at the same frequency.One of the forks is being hit with a rubberized mallet. Although the first tuning fork hasn't been hit, the other fork is visibly excited due to the oscillation caused by the periodic change in the pressure and density of the air by hitting the other fork, creating an acoustic resonance between the forks.

  6. Auditory masking - Wikipedia

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    For example, the combination tone of two maskers can be a better masker than the two original maskers alone. [5] The sounds interact in many ways depending on the difference in frequency between the two sounds. The most important two are cubic difference tones [definition needed] and quadratic difference tones [definition needed]. [5]

  7. Scientific law - Wikipedia

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    Scientific laws or laws of science are statements, based on repeated experiments or observations, that describe or predict a range of natural phenomena. [ 1 ] The term law has diverse usage in many cases (approximate, accurate, broad, or narrow) across all fields of natural science (physics, chemistry, astronomy, geoscience, biology).

  8. Scientific theory - Wikipedia

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    A scientific theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that can be (or a fortiori, that has been) repeatedly tested and corroborated in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results. Where possible, theories are tested under controlled ...

  9. Signal-to-noise ratio - Wikipedia

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    The SNR values are given for the rectangular region on the forehead. The plots at the bottom show the signal intensity in the indicated row of the image (red: original signal, blue: with noise). Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR or S/N) is a measure used in science and engineering that compares the level of a desired signal to the level of background ...