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bandwidth

/ˈbændwɪθ/
/ˈbændwɪθ/
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Bandwidth tells us how much data can flow through an internet connection at one time, and it also describes how much mental energy a person has to handle different tasks.

Think of bandwidth as a pipe: the bigger it is, the more it can handle flowing through it. In technology, bandwidth is a measurement that determines things like how fast you can stream a movie or download a file. On a personal level, bandwidth also refers to your mental ability to handle tasks and deal with stress. Just as a network might get overwhelmed and slow down if there’s too much data to handle, our minds can also feel overloaded when too much is going on.

Definitions of bandwidth
  1. noun
    a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
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    type of:
    information measure
    a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information
  2. noun
    the mental ability or strength needed to handle a situation
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