# shotnoise

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. noise due to random variations in the number and velocity of electrons or photons in a device.

## Etymology
Originally Schottky noise, after Walter H. Schottky, German physicist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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