ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Low probability of intercept

Imagine you're playing a game of hide and seek. Your friend is trying to find you, but you want to stay hidden. So, you decide to hide in a really sneaky spot where your friend is unlikely to look.

This is kind of like what low probability of intercept is. It's when someone is trying to hide something – like a signal – so that it's really hard for someone else to find it.

But instead of playing hide and seek, we're talking about something like radio waves or signals that are used for communication. Sometimes, people want to send messages or communicate with one another without other people listening in.

So, they use a technique called low probability of intercept. This means they're trying to hide their signal so well that it's almost impossible for someone else to pick up on it or decode it.

Think of it like a secret code. If someone else doesn't know the code, they won't be able to understand the message even if they hear it.

Overall, low probability of intercept is all about trying to hide something – like a signal – so well that it's extremely difficult for other people to detect or understand it.