What do the extra text fields in the Wavemon scan screen mean?

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The extra text fields in the Wavemon scan screen provide specific information about wireless networks. The percentage in the third column indicates the signal strength or quality of the detected network. Additional fields like "ESS," "5% chan," and "1 sta" denote features such as the network type (Extended Service Set), channel usage, and the number of stations connected, respectively. Terms like "Radio Measure" and "Spectrum mgmt" refer to the network's radio performance metrics and spectrum management capabilities. Detailed explanations for these fields are not readily available in the MAN page or other resources.
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In the <F3> (scan) screen of Wavemon, there are certain outputs whose meaning I would like to know.

1. In the third column, there is a percentage. What does that indicate?

2. After the frequency column, some rows (i.e. some SSIDs) have extra text fields like "ESS", "5% chan", "1 sta", "Radio Measure", "Spectrum mgmt".
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6, 2437 MHz 1 sta, 3% chan, Radio Measure, Spectrum Mgmt

What do those extra items mean? The MAN page does not explain this, nor could I find other sources of information.
 
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