Electrical Engineering Glossary Definition for THD+N

Definition

Total Harmonic Distortion Plus Noise (THD+N) is the sum of the two most important distortion components. THD is the distortion that occurs on harmonics of the original signal -- it is correlated with the signal. Noise is the more random, uncorrelated distortion. THD+N is their sum.

Synonyms

• Total Harmonic Distortion Plus Noise

See Also

• THD
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