pink noise

Definition of pink noise

: a mixture of sound waves with an intensity that diminishes proportionally with frequency to yield approximately equal energy per octave — compare white noise

Examples of pink noise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Consequently, music has been accepted to be a type of pink noise. — Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Scientific American, "Time’s Arrow Flies through 500 Years of Classical Music, Physicists Say," 19 Aug. 2020 Past studies of music as pink noise spurred similar questions. — Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Scientific American, "Time’s Arrow Flies through 500 Years of Classical Music, Physicists Say," 19 Aug. 2020 This noise machine has white noise, pink noise, and brown noise capabilities. — Tony Vaz, Popular Science, "White noise machines that may help you fall asleep faster," 9 Sep. 2019 Grandner describes pink noise as a hiss while brown noise is more of a shush. — Markham Heid, Time, "Why Not Everyone Should Sleep with a White Noise Machine," 4 June 2019

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26 Dec 2020

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“Pink noise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20noise. Accessed 24 Jan. 2021.

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