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Definition of Erlang
1. Noun. A unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system.
Definition of Erlang
1. Noun. (communication) A dimensionless statistical measure of the volume of telecommunications traffic relative to the capacity of a single channel. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Erlang
Literary usage of Erlang
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of Scientific Papers, 1800-1900by Royal Society (Great Britain), Herbert McLeod by Royal Society (Great Britain), Herbert McLeod (1912)
"Schmidt, GC Erlang. PS. Md. S. Sb. 29 (1898) 10-; A. Pe. bismuth. .... Wiede-
mann, E., it Schmidt, GC [1895-96] Erlang. Ps. Md. S. Sb. 27 (1896) 104-; ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The use of the temporal sword is said to have been originated by Erlang, Bishop
of Würzburg, 1106 to 1121, but its heraldic use is not nearly so ancient. ..."