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bandwidth

noun
/ˈbændwɪdθ/

Etymology

From band + width.

  1. derived from *h₁weydʰh₁-✻ — “to divide, separate”
  2. inherited from *wīdaz✻
  3. inherited from wīd — “wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far”
  4. inherited from wid
  5. suffixed as width — “wide + th”
  6. compounded as bandwidth — “band + width”

Definitions

  1. The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.

    • But now is a good time to be bargaining for bandwidth, as the switch from analogue to digital television is freeing up space.

  2. The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.

  3. The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second

    The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The capacity, energy or time required.

      • I think it's a worthy project, but I just don't have the bandwidth right now.
      • Kiriyenko's personal bandwidth to do so is likely limited, however, as he also oversees many of the Kremlin's internal machinations, including the veteran-focused "Time of Heroes" program.

    2. The minimum, over all orderings of vertices of a given graph, of the length of the…

      The minimum, over all orderings of vertices of a given graph, of the length of the longest edge.

The neighborhood

Derived

brandwidth, time-bandwidth product

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at bandwidth. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at bandwidth. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at bandwidth

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA