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  2. Attenuation - Wikipedia

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    Attenuation. In physics, attenuation (in some contexts, extinction) is the gradual loss of flux intensity through a medium. For instance, dark glasses attenuate sunlight, lead attenuates X-rays, and water and air attenuate both light and sound at variable attenuation rates. Hearing protectors help reduce acoustic flux from flowing into the ears ...

  3. Attenuation coefficient - Wikipedia

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    The linear attenuation coefficient, attenuation coefficient, or narrow-beam attenuation coefficient characterizes how easily a volume of material can be penetrated by a beam of light, sound, particles, or other energy or matter. [ 1 ] A coefficient value that is large represents a beam becoming 'attenuated' as it passes through a given medium ...

  4. Free-space path loss - Wikipedia

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    using SI units of meters for , hertz (s −1) for , and meters per second (m⋅s −1) for , (where c=299 792 458 m/s in vacuum, ≈ 300 000 km/s) For typical radio applications, it is common to find d {\displaystyle d} measured in kilometers and f {\displaystyle f} in gigahertz , in which case the FSPL equation becomes

  5. Speeds and feeds - Wikipedia

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    Cutting speed may be defined as the rate at the workpiece surface, irrespective of the machining operation used. A cutting speed for mild steel of 100 ft/min is the same whether it is the speed of the cutter passing over the workpiece, such as in a turning operation, or the speed of the cutter moving past a workpiece, such as in a milling operation.

  6. Decibel - Wikipedia

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    The decibel originates from methods used to quantify signal loss in telegraph and telephone circuits. Until the mid-1920s, the unit for loss was miles of standard cable (MSC). 1 MSC corresponded to the loss of power over one mile (approximately 1.6 km) of standard telephone cable at a frequency of 5000 radians per second (795.8 Hz), and matched closely the smallest attenuation detectable to a ...

  7. dBm - Wikipedia

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    The decibel (dB) is a dimensionless unit, used for quantifying the ratio between two values, such as signal-to-noise ratio. The dBm is also dimensionless, [1][2] but since it compares to a fixed reference value, the dBm rating is an absolute one. The dBm is not a part of the International System of Units (SI) and therefore is discouraged from ...

  8. Specific strength - Wikipedia

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    The null energy condition places a fundamental limit on the specific strength of any material. [40] The specific strength is bounded to be no greater than c 2 ≈ 9 × 10 13 kN⋅m/kg, where c is the speed of light. This limit is achieved by electric and magnetic field lines, QCD flux tubes, and the fundamental strings hypothesized by string ...

  9. Sound transmission class - Wikipedia

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    A 0.1% open area will reduce the transmission loss from 40 dB to 30 dB, which is typical of walls where caulking has not been applied effectively [26] Partitions that are inadequately sealed and contain back-to-back electrical boxes, untreated recessed lighting and unsealed pipes offer flanking paths for sound and significant leakage. [27]