signal
IPA: sˈɪgnʌɫ
noun
- A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
- Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
- A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
- An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
- (of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc.) An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.
- An action, change or process done to convey information and thus reduce uncertainty.
- A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
- Useful information, as opposed to noise.
- (computing, Unix) A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.
- (biochemistry) A signalling interaction between cells
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.
- (transitive) To communicate with (a person or system) by a signal.
adjective
- Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.
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Examples of "signal" in Sentences
- The proposition that this can be taken as a signal is an empirical argument that has not been supported.
- One thing against 802. 11n — despite the throughputs, the quality of the signal is almost always a game of chance.
- But does his willingness to press such a hot-button issue so early in his term signal an effort to change American hearts as well as minds?
- The signals are in the air, everywhere … and they eventually get absorbed by something, or dissipate into the atmosphere regardless of whether the signal is absorbed in a useful way.
- If you are admitting that an important part of the signal is a social signal, then there's no way for an entrepreneur to compete on price - When you're dealing with social cues of affluence, the price tag is an key part of the signal.
- This became a spam signal because it is so easy to create large database driven websites, but in the case of many sites it is also a good * quality signal* because the site may be very info rich, covering basically every mile of the Oregon Coast Highway 101 in good, objective detail.
- The two giants of the net are at war over what I call signal generation: the ability to get us to generate data about ourselves – who we are, where we are, what we like, whom we like, what we buy, what we want, what we know, what we want to know – so they can serve us more relevant and valuable content, services, and advertising.
- The two giants of the net are at war now over what I call signal generation: the ability to get us to generate data about ourselves—who we are, where we are, what we like, whom we like, what we buy, what we want, what we know, what we want to know—so they can serve us more relevant and valuable content, services, and advertising.
- The issue is not really “signaling”: everybody knows that the FDIC guarantee makes your (fractional reserve) bank account safer; there is no need to *signal* the fact (signaling is necessary only in the absence of a government guarantee, and even then it’s impossible to signal *that the government guarantees your account*, since it doesn’t).
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