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1 db is defined as what?

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1 dB is defined as an increase of power to [ 100.1 ] of its original value.

100.1 is about 1.2589 (rounded)

So an increase of 1 dB is an increase in power of about 25.89 percent.

A decrease of 1 dB is a change to [ 10-0.1 ] or 0.7943 of the original power, or a decrease of 20.57 percent.

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