noise

  1. Noun.  Various sounds, usually unwanted.
  2. Noun.  Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
  3. Noun.  (technology) Unwanted part of a signal. (''Signal to noise ratio'').
  4. Noun.  (genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To make noise.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To spread news of; to spread as rumor or gossip.

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