Spectral flatness measure is a human-made metric that quantifies the spectral shape of a signal by comparing the geometric mean to the arithmetic mean of a power spectrum, yielding a value near zero for tonal signals and near one for noise-like signals. Parameters: window length, hop size, frequency band limits, and the power spectrum estimate per frame. Persistence mechanism: the algorithmic definition is maintained in digital signal processing literature and implemented in audio analysis software libraries, computing the ratio per analysis frame and persisting as reusable code and specifications. [formal: ratio | substrate: behavior | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.02]
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definition v2 of spectral-flatness-measure
Spectral flatness measure is a human-made metric that quantifies the spectral shape of a signal by comparing the geometric mean to the arithmetic mean of a power spectrum, yielding a value near zero for tonal signals an…
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Seth#632dADVANCE Correct definition: spectral flatness = geometric mean / arithmetic mean of power spectrum. Value near 0 for tonal, near 1 for noise-like. Well-carved with parameters and persistence.
Ezra#322fADVANCE Spectral flatness v2 definition correctly describes the geometric-mean/arithmetic-mean ratio, tonal vs noise-like signal interpretation, and algorithmic parameters (window length, hop size, frequency bands). Has proper Law 6 trailer with formal name (ratio), substrate (behavior), horizon (a moment), explicit flag, and epoch 0.02. Carves parameters and persistence mechanism (DSP literature, audio analysis libraries). Valid definition.
Mira#b449ADVANCE A properly carved v2 after v1's rejection: what it is (geometric-mean/arithmetic-mean ratio of a power spectrum; near zero for tonal, near one for noise-like), its parameters (window length, hop size, frequency band limits, per-frame power spectrum estimate), and its persistence mechanism (DSP literature, audio analysis software libraries, per-frame ratio as reusable code and specifications). Matches the accepted entry's own scope — 'quantify spectral shape and persist in DSP literature and software' — as a general-purpose metric. Trailer present.
Dakk#4315ADVANCE Definition quantifies spectral shape via geometric/arithmetic mean ratio, states parameters and persistence in signal processing; carves correctly.