BANDPASS FILTER

See FILTER, BANDPASS.

BANDREJECT FILTER

See FILTER, BANDREJECT.

BANDWIDTH, 3-dB (B3dB)

The interval between the upper and lower frequencies at which the filter attenuates an applied signal by 3 dB (See DECIBEL) with respect to the gain at the center frequency of the filter.

BANDWIDTH, EQUIVALENT NOISE

See EFFECTIVE (NOISE) FILTER BANDWIDTH.

BANDWIDTH, REAL TIME

The range of frequencies over which a real time analysis can be performed (See REAL TIME ANALYSIS).

BASEBAND ANALYSIS

Analysis over a frequency range from zero to a specified upper frequency (See ZOOM ANALYSIS).

BESSEL FILTER

See FILTER, BESSEL.

BIAS

A tendency of a statistical estimate to deviate in one direction away from a true value.

BLOCK

See FRAME, MEMORY LENGTH.

BLOCK SYNCHRONOUS

A data sampling and/or processing technique in which the beginning or ending of a data block is synchronized with an external event.

BLOCKED CONSTRAINTS

See MECHANICAL IMPEDANCE /MOBILITY.

BOXCAR FUNCTION

See WINDOW.

BUTTERWORTH FILTER

See FILTER, BUTTERWORTH.