shotnoise

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noun

noise due to random variations in the number and velocity of electrons or photons in a device.

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Meanings

nounshotnoise (uncountable)

alternative shot noise

  1. uncountablenatural sciencesnoise due to random variations in the number and velocity of electrons or photons in a device.

Origin

Originally Schottky noise, after Walter H. Schottky, German physicist.

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APA

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

MLA

“shotnoise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shotnoise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shotnoise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shotnoise.

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