Synonym lost in the underflow. This term is from signal
processing, where signals of very small amplitude cannot be
separated from low-intensity noise in the system. Though
popular among hackers, it is not confined to hackerdom;
physicists, engineers, astronomers, and statisticians all use
it.
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