Acoustic Noise, An Informational Definition

Acoustic Noise, An Informational Definition

Some theoretical considerations are made on the previous definitions of acoustic noise and the classification of its effects on organisms. A definition is proposed relating acoustic noise to its environmental source and the informational content of the specific task in which it occurs. An experiment...

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Veröffentlicht in:Human factors 1960-08, Vol.2 (3), p.163-168
1. Verfasser: Burrows, Alan A.
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Sprache:eng
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Acoustic noise
Acoustics
Noise
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Zusammenfassung:Some theoretical considerations are made on the previous definitions of acoustic noise and the classification of its effects on organisms. A definition is proposed relating acoustic noise to its environmental source and the informational content of the specific task in which it occurs. An experimental study explores this proposal.
ISSN:0018-7208
1547-8181
DOI:10.1177/001872086000200308