Semantic Noise

Semantic noise and communication is a type of disturbance in the transmission of a message that interferes with the interpretation of the message due to ambiguity in words, sentences, or symbols used in the transmission of the message. Let's take a step back for a moment to provide a larger framework that helps you understand the idea of semantic noise a bit easier. Communication is the process of transmitting information from one person to another. Information is a pattern of data organized in a particular way. For example, a sentence consists of symbols that form words in a particular language with a particular meaning. The sentence also utilizes grammar, which is a recognized way to structure words forming a sentence. Noise is any type of disturbance that interferes with the interpretation of the information. Some argue that noise exists in all communication. Semantic noise doesn't involve sound, but rather ambiguity in words, sentence, or other symbols used in communication. The ambiguity is caused because everybody sees a different meaning in the same words, phrases, or sentences. The differences in interpretation can be quite.