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In IEEE 1159-2019 the noise floor is the artifact of the measuring system itself, including transducers, input amplifiers and analog-to-digital converters, stated as a small fraction of nominal, and the reference against which the direction of a transient is judged.

ProvenanceIEEE 1159-2019 supports data record gloss.noise-floor.ieee1159.definition, which is cited on the entry Noise floor.SOURCEIEEE 1159-2019IEEE 1159-2019Licensed standard, clause 3DATA RECORDgloss.noise-floor.ieee1159.definitiongloss.noise-floor.ieee11..Verified 2026-10-27ENTRYNoise floorNoise floorNo revisions
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Data recordgloss.noise-floor.ieee1159.definitionVerified 2026-10-27
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Noise floor (Glossary)
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IEEE 1159-2019, clause 3, Recommended Practice for Monitoring Electric Power Quality, IEEE. Publisher pagePublisher information page

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