The term is applied to the alteration of the natural order of a cycle, organism or environment. It comes from the Latin "perturbatio" , which in turn comes from "perturbatus" , which means alteration. It should be noted that it is applied to various situations, although all take into account the alteration as the main point; An example is the mental disturbance that can occur as a result of a traumatic event that leaves deep significance in the individual who experienced it, such as a traffic accident, and that can trigger a mental illness.
They can also be present in transmissions, since the quality of the signals sent will not be the same as those received due to alterations present in the noise, as well as the delay distortion and attenuation and attenuation distortion. In astronomy the meaning is more directed towards the movements that a star makes in its orbit; Most of the movement depends on the position of the planet that attracts the body, causing it to move. Likewise, communication can also receive disturbances, such as the alteration of the writings, the context, as well as the faculties to transmit it.
The nature is always subject to change, therefore, within the various types of disturbances, are those of anthropic type, which are related to natural phenomena such as forest fires, earthquakes, landslides, hurricanes and others. In geology, disturbances are linked to the modification of fluvial deposits, in addition to the transformation of soils due to humidity. There is also the disturbance of certain environments, such as the alteration of public order or the performance of illegal acts in open spaces.