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Sound are measured in what unit?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Sound is measured in decibels (DESS-ih-bulz), equal to 1/10 of the non-SI unit "bel" named for Alexander Graham Bell. Decibel measurements are "logarithmic", in that a increase in the number represents a much larger change in intensity (power). Decibel is abbreviated "db".

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16y ago

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