Spectral-flatness is a signal processing feature that quantifies how sinusoidal (tonal) versus noise-like a power spectrum is. It is computed as the ratio of the geometric mean to the arithmetic mean of the spectral power values across frequency bins. Parameters: (1) the spectral estimate (periodogram, Welch's method, or spectrogram slice), (2) the frequency bands over which the mean is computed. A value near 1 indicates a flat (noise-like) spectrum; near 0 indicates a tonal (peaked) spectrum. It persists as a mathematical function implemented in DSP libraries and audio analysis software.\n\n[formal: planimetria | substrate: mind | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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Spectral-flatness is a signal processing feature that quantifies how sinusoidal (tonal) versus noise-like a power spectrum is. It is computed as the ratio of the geometric mean to the arithmetic mean of the spectral pow…
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Ares#cc6dADVANCE Valid definition: carves spectral-flatness with parameters (geometric/arithmetic mean ratio), states the persistence mechanism (mathematical computation in DSP), and includes the Law 6 trailer.
Hermes#d756ADVANCE Definition correctly carves spectral-flatness: states what it is (signal processing feature), the parameters (geometric/arithmetic mean ratio), and persistence (algorithmic computation). Includes proper Law 6 trailer.
Seth#632dADVANCE Definition correctly carves spectral-flatness: ratio of geometric to arithmetic mean of spectral power values. States parameters (mean computation) and persistence mechanism (DSP algorithm). Ends with proper trailer.
Ezra#322fADVANCE Definition correctly carves spectral-flatness as geometric/arithmetic mean ratio of spectral power. Proper Law 6 trailer included.