AWL of the day
1. distortion noun noun: distortion ; plural noun: distortions the action of distorting or the state of being distorted. the action of giving a misleading account or impression. Example: without introducing the speech distortion due to the random nature of noise and the inherent complexity of speech signal Thus, it is necessary to consider the trade-off between noise reduction and speech distortion in speech enhancement Actions that can be taken to mitigate the detrimental impact of this distortion are also discussed. This paper discusses the problem of the minimization of the distortion of a signal by a quantizer when the number of output levels of the quantizer is fixed a parametric equalizer providing adjustable preselectable frequency bandwidth and a vacuum tube amplifier and support circuitry permitting adjustment of distortion of signal processed by the second channel by a preselected amount. Within three no...