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bandwidth

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noun/ˈbændwɪdθ//ˈbændwɪtθ/
  1. 1

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

    • But now is a good time to be bargaining for bandwidth, as the switch from analogue to digital television is freeing up space.
  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

    • While comm buoys allow rapid transmission, there is a finite amount of bandwidth available. Given that trillions of people may be trying to pass a message through a given buoy at any one time, access to the network is parceled out on priori
  4. 4

    The capacity, energy or time required.countableinformaluncountable

    • I think it's a worthy project, but I just don't have the bandwidth right now.
  5. 5

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

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