psychoacoustics

Noun

Meaning

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psychoacoustics (uncountable)

The scientific study of all the psychological interactions between humans and the world of sound; includes the perception and production of speech.

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Examples

MPEG-1 Audio utilizes psychoacoustics to significantly reduce the data rate required by an audio stream. Source: Internet

These algorithms almost all rely on psychoacoustics to eliminate less audible or meaningful sounds, thereby reducing the space required to store or transmit them. Source: Internet

The techniques employed in speech coding are similar to those used in audio data compression and audio coding where knowledge in psychoacoustics is used to transmit only data that is relevant to the human auditory system. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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