bandwidth

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Synonyms: brandwidth, bandwith, band width, bandwidths

Antonyms: brandwidth, bandwith, band width, bandwidths

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Noun

1. The [[width]], usually measured in [[hertz]], of a [[frequency]] [[band]].
2. {{lb|en|of a [[signal]]}} The width of the smallest [[frequency]] band within which the signal can fit.
3. {{lb|en|networking|informal}} The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the [[bitrate]].
4. {{lb|en|informal}} The [[capacity]], [[energy]] or [[time]] required.<ref>{{cite-web |author=Joe Miller| title=Are these the worst examples of business jargon?| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42891915| work=BBC News| publisher=BBC| date=9 February 2018}}</ref>
5. {{lb|en|graph theory}} The [[minimum]], over all [[ordering]]s of [[vertex|vertices]] of a given [[graph]], of the [[length]] of the longest [[edge]].

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