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  2. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    This is a unit of fame, hype, or infamy, named for the American puzzle creator and editor, Will Shortz. The measure is the number of times one's name has appeared in The New York Times crossword puzzle as either a clue or solution. Arguably, this number should only be calculated for the Shortz era (1993–present).

  3. Phon - Wikipedia

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    Equal-loudness contours. The phon is a logarithmic unit of loudness level for tones and complex sounds. Loudness is measured in sones, a linear unit.Human sensitivity to sound is variable across different frequencies; therefore, although two different tones may present an identical sound pressure to a human ear, they may be psychoacoustically perceived as differing in loudness.

  4. Loudness - Wikipedia

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    Loudness levels measured according to the Leq(RLB) specified in ITU-R BS.1770 are reported in LKFS units. The ITU-R BS.1770 measurement system was improved for made multi-channel applications (monaural to 5.1 surround sound). To make the loudness metric cross-genre friendly, a relative measurement gate was added. This work was carried out in ...

  5. Sone - Wikipedia

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    The sone (/ ˈ s oʊ n /) is a unit of loudness, the subjective perception of sound pressure. The study of perceived loudness is included in the topic of psychoacoustics and employs methods of psychophysics. Doubling the perceived loudness doubles the sone value. Proposed by Stanley Smith Stevens in 1936, it is not an SI unit.

  6. Loudspeaker measurement - Wikipedia

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    Loudspeaker measurement is the practice of determining the behaviour of loudspeakers by measuring various aspects of performance. This measurement is especially important because loudspeakers, being transducers , have a higher level of distortion than other audio system components used in playback or sound reinforcement.

  7. Peak meter - Wikipedia

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    A peak meter is a type of measuring instrument that visually indicates the instantaneous level of an audio signal that is passing through it (a sound level meter).In sound reproduction, the meter, whether peak or not, is usually meant to correspond to the perceived loudness of a particular signal.

  8. Sabin (unit) - Wikipedia

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    He defined the "open-window unit" as the absorption of 1 square foot (0.093 m 2) of open window. [1] The unit was renamed the sabin after Sabine, and it is now defined as "the absorption due to unit area of a totally absorbent surface". [1] Sabins may be calculated with either imperial or metric units. One square foot of 100% absorbing material ...

  9. Category:Lists of units of measurement - Wikipedia

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