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noun
The electronic noise generated by the thermal agitation of the charge carriers (usually the electrons) inside an electrical conductor at equilibrium, which happens regardless of any applied voltage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: Johnson noise, Nyquist noise, thermal noise
Antonyms: none provided
History
Discovered and first measured by John B. Johnson at Bell Labs in 1926. His colleague Harry Nyquist provided an explanation of the results.
