Mn+(Symbol)

  • 131symbol per second — (sym/s)    a unit of transmission rate for radio signals, especially for the transmissions between satellites and ground stations. In the simplest form of transmission, data can be sent in bits, which have only two states (on or off). To increase …

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  • 132symbol — [15] Etymologically, a symbol is something ‘thrown together’. The word’s ultimate source is Greek sumbállein, a compound verb formed from the prefix sun ‘together’ and bállein ‘throw’ (source of English ballistic, problem, etc). The notion of… …

    Word origins