Rician fading

noun

Fading due to multipath propagation where there is one dominant line-of-sight signal component.

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Meanings

nounRician fading (uncountable)

alternative Ricean fading

  1. uncountableFading due to multipath propagation where there is one dominant line-of-sight signal component.

Origin

Named after Stephen O. Rice.

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Rician fading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rician%20fading

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“Rician fading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rician%20fading. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rician fading,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rician%20fading.

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