DocumentCode
1461252
Title
The bewildering decibel
Author
Horton, J. W.
Author_Institution
U. S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory, Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn.
Volume
73
Issue
6
fYear
1954
fDate
6/1/1954 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
550
Lastpage
555
Abstract
The term “decibel” has been used for quantities for which it is not the assigned designation. Confusion and error have resulted. To restore precision and stability to our technical terminology, it is recommended that this term be assigned specifically to unit transmission loss and that the word “logit” be used for standard magnitudes which combine by multiplication. Thus logit would serve as a companion to the word “unit” now used for standard magnitudes which combine by addition.
Keywords
Acoustic measurements; Equations; Loss measurement; Power measurement; Propagation losses; Standards; Voltage measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1954.6438830
Filename
6438830
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