Decibel

A logarithmic unit used to relate two quantities, abbreviated as "dB". Term coined by Alexander Graham Bell. Often used in acoustics to quantify sound pressure relative to a reference pressure level. A decibel is one tenth of a bel?. The decibel is not an SI unit, although the CIPM? has reccomended its inclusion in the SI system.

It is defined as 10 log(I₁/I₀) where I₀ and I₁ are the two quantities to be related.

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