bandwidth
/ˈbændwɪdθ/noun
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1
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
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 bitrate.
4
The capacity, energy or time required.
5
The minimum, over all orderings of vertices of a given graph, of the length of the longest edge.
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