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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

White noise

/wīt noiz/ · IPA /ˌwaɪt ˈnɔɪz/
01 n. a mixture or random noise sounds extending over the entire audible frequency spectrum with approximately equal intensity at all frequencies…
  1. 1.
    a mixture or random noise sounds extending over the entire audible frequency spectrum with approximately equal intensity at all frequencies. It is used in certain experiments, as in psychology, to prevent subjects from hearing meaningful sounds.