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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

trouble go
an event causing distress or pain

disturbance, interference, noise
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

noun.event

7 Subcategories

clutter go
unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen
background, background signal go
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
crosstalk, XT go
the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling
fadeout go
a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances
jitter go
small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
static, atmospherics, atmospheric static go
a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
white noise go
a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration