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Johnson-Nyquist noise
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Etymology
Discovered and first measured by John B. Johnson at Bell Labs in 1926. His colleague Harry Nyquist provided an explanation of the results.
Noun
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The electronic noise generated by the thermal agitation of the charge carriers (usually the electrons) inside an electrical conductor at equilibrium, which happens regardless of any applied voltage.
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