Thermal-noise
noun, Thermodynamics, Electricity.
1.
a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
thermal noise
noun
1.
electrical noise caused by thermal agitation of conducting electrons
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