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bn:03148821n
Noun Concept
Categories: All articles needing additional references, Logarithmic scales of measurement, Units of measurement
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neper  centineper  nepers  Np
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The neper is a logarithmic unit for ratios of measurements of physical field and power quantities, such as gain and loss of electronic signals. Wikipedia
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unit
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The neper is a logarithmic unit for ratios of measurements of physical field and power quantities, such as gain and loss of electronic signals. Wikipedia
Logarithmic unit of ratio. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Logarithmic unit for ratios of measurements of physical field and power quantities Wikidata
A non-SI unit of the attenuation (or sometimes gain) of field and power quantities such as electronic signals; the natural logarithm of a ratio, with 1 Np (a ratio of 2.718:1) being equivalent to 8.686 dB. Wiktionary
IS A
non-SI unit mentioned in the SI
logarithmic unit
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
Bell Labs
MEASURED PHYSICAL QUANTITY
logarithmic decrement
dBm
level
NAMED AFTER
Napier
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neper
Wikipedia Redirections
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centineper, Neper (unit), nepers
Wikidata Alias
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Np

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