Sciences
- Interference (wave propagation), in physics (optics), the superposition of two or more waves resulting in a new wave pattern
- Thin-film interference. a special kind of optical interference
- Interference (communication), anything which alters, modifies, or disrupts a message as it travels along a channel
- Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
- Co-channel interference (CCI), also known as crosstalk
- Adjacent-channel interference (ACI), interference caused by extraneous power from a signal in an adjacent channel
- Intersymbol interference (ISI), distortion of a signal in which one symbol interferes with subsequent symbols
- Inter-carrier interference (ICI), caused by doppler shift in OFDM modulation
- Vaccine interference, may occur when two or more vaccines are mixed in the same formulation
- Interference fit, two items attempting to occupy the same space
- Interference engine, an engine whose pistons can strike and damage the piston valves when the engine is cranked while the timing belt is broken
- Interference theory in psychology
- Statistical interference, a method of determining when one distribution of values exceeds another
- Interference (genetic), a phenomenon by which a chromosomal crossover in one interval decreases the probability that additional crossovers will occur nearby
- RNA interference, a process within living cells that moderates the activity of their genes
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