Discussion Topic | Replies (estimated) | Archive Link |
Decibel vs Bel, separate article for acoustics or not | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Decibel vs Bel, separate article for acoustics or not |
Kerbside vs Curbside | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Kerbside vs Curbside |
Potential inclusion in SI | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Potential inclusion in SI |
dBA incorrect? | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#dBA incorrect? |
Is this website violating the GNU License?? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Is this website violating the GNU License?? |
Amplitude vs power | 25 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#Amplitude vs power |
Krakatoa dB level | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Krakatoa dB level |
Definition | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Definition |
Intensity and pressure | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Intensity and pressure |
dBZ? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#dBZ? |
Correct explanation of dBm and dBu | 14 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Correct explanation of dBm and dBu |
Origin of bel | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Origin of bel |
Expressed in negative? | 5 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Expressed in negative? |
No way beyond 196! | 6 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#No way beyond 196! |
-3 db | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#-3 db |
which dB? | 5 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#which dB? |
Clarifying factor of 10 vs 20 | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Clarifying factor of 10 vs 20 |
Bel vs. Decibel, which came first? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Bel vs. Decibel, which came first? |
Thank you for using correct dimensions! | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Thank you for using correct dimensions! |
real world examples | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#real world examples |
Nitpicking | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Nitpicking |
Definition | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Definition 2 |
194 dB | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#194 dB |
Mergefrom Sound power level | 5 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Mergefrom Sound power level |
A practical example | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#A practical example |
Need help with Fin Whale article | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Need help with Fin Whale article |
Example in 6 dB per Bit section inconsistent | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Example in 6 dB per Bit section inconsistent |
Understanding Decibels | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Understanding Decibels |
120 causes ear drum rupture? | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#120 causes ear drum rupture? |
Noise floor of air | 12 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#Noise floor of air |
dBFS and RMS | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#dBFS and RMS |
120 dB breaks eardrums? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#120 dB breaks eardrums? |
Is it bureau or committee? | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Is it bureau or committee? |
Power and voltage measurements | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Power and voltage measurements |
Unit vs. dimension | 17 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Unit vs. dimension |
Perceived loudness | 9 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Perceived loudness |
dB Doubling Versus "Perceived" Doubling | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#dB Doubling Versus "Perceived" Doubling |
Link removed | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 1#Link removed |
The lede | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#The lede |
Broken link no. 3 | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#Broken link no. 3 |
Real life examples that people can use | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#Real life examples that people can use |
Doubling | 8 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Doubling |
Add dBsm? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#Add dBsm? |
estimating | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#estimating |
dB uV | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#dB uV |
Optical dB vs Electrical dB | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#Optical dB vs Electrical dB |
did the bel prove inconveniently small? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#did the bel prove inconveniently small? |
Format suggestion | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#Format suggestion |
Let's rename the article "decibel" instead of "Decibel". | 7 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#Let's rename the article "decibel" instead of "Decibel". |
Link consideration | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#Link consideration |
...except when it's not... | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 2#...except when it's not... |
Confusion about bel - decibel relationship | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Confusion about bel - decibel relationship |
Non equal impedances | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Non equal impedances |
The restriction to power is inherently nonsensical | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#The restriction to power is inherently nonsensical |
Popular use | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Popular use |
Warning, Vandalism | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Warning, Vandalism |
Format with numbers? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Format with numbers? |
Acoustics - something is wrong | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Acoustics - something is wrong |
Definition of dB | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Definition of dB |
Axial ratio | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Axial ratio |
The decibel clarified: serving intuition and rigor | 9 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#The decibel clarified: serving intuition and rigor |
The need for clearer formulations | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#The need for clearer formulations |
The meaning of dB | 15 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#The meaning of dB |
Why most definitions of dB are flawed | 19 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Why most definitions of dB are flawed |
Something missing in the acoustics definition | 5 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Something missing in the acoustics definition |
On explaining definitions in the simplest way (essay) | 8 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#On explaining definitions in the simplest way (essay) |
Definition of decibel | 15 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Definition of decibel |
Recent edits and reverts between two version | 11 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Recent edits and reverts between two version |
Size of 1dB versus number of number of dB in a given quantity | 23 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#Size of 1dB versus number of number of dB in a given quantity |
what is a field quantity? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#what is a field quantity? |
Language consistency | 15 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Language consistency |
Power/Intensity v. Pressure | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 3#Power/Intensity v. Pressure |
Practical Significance | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 4#Practical Significance |
"also 20log(optical power) which is why it's relevant" | 6 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 4#"also 20log(optical power) which is why it's relevant" |
Definition and power ratios again | 22 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 4#Definition and power ratios again |
Taking stock | 30 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 4#Taking stock |
A gradual approach | 24 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 4#A gradual approach |
Needs introductory section for non-technical reader | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 4#Needs introductory section for non-technical reader |
Does this make sense? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 4#Does this make sense? |
formula for decibel | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 4#formula for decibel |
Advantages of an image over a table | 5 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 4#Advantages of an image over a table |
Constants for 1 dB not mentioned? | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 4#Constants for 1 dB not mentioned? |
Can Wikipedia get this right? | 17 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#Can Wikipedia get this right? |
A third view | 20 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#A third view |
"forward" gain of antenna | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#"forward" gain of antenna |
Claimed confusion | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#Claimed confusion |
Satcomm units | 11 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#Satcomm units |
Base 10^x and y*log10 multipliers are missing in the article! | 15 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#Base 10^x and y*log10 multipliers are missing in the article! |
On the importance of consistency in an encyclopaedia article | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#On the importance of consistency in an encyclopaedia article |
Notation variants | 11 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#Notation variants |
Dimensional analysis | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#Dimensional analysis |
"1 joule = 1 watt per hertz"???? | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#"1 joule = 1 watt per hertz"???? |
Table suggestion | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#Table suggestion |
Acoustic section confusion | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#Acoustic section confusion |
dBc | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#dBc |
Volume | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#Volume |
Neper paragraph | 21 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#Neper paragraph |
use for things other than power? | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 5#use for things other than power? |
Units: Capitalization and SPL | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Units: Capitalization and SPL |
Field Quantity | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Field Quantity |
Disadvantages | 6 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Disadvantages |
Recent changes to lede | 28 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Recent changes to lede |
Can Wikipedia ever get this right? | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Can Wikipedia ever get this right? |
Advantages and disadvantages | 5 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Advantages and disadvantages |
Advantages and disadvantages - continued (margin reset) | 8 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Advantages and disadvantages - continued (margin reset) |
Conversions between units of level | 24 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Conversions between units of level |
Conversions between units of level | 24 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Conversions between units of level 2 |
Removing confusion | 7 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Removing confusion |
Proposal: the definition from the standards as the primary definition | 38 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Proposal: the definition from the standards as the primary definition |
Define "field quantity"? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Define "field quantity"? |
Define "field quantity"? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#Define "field quantity"? 2 |
self-contradiction | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 6#self-contradiction |
120 dB vs 20 Pa | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#120 dB vs 20 Pa |
Bogus math | 6 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Bogus math |
dB as a "unit" of power/field quantities | 6 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#dB as a "unit" of power/field quantities |
Relationship between voltage and power | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Relationship between voltage and power |
War, pestilence and decibels are all common, but are they also good? | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#War, pestilence and decibels are all common, but are they also good? |
Does "dB re" mean "decibels relative to" or "decibels with reference to"? | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Does "dB re" mean "decibels relative to" or "decibels with reference to"? |
Unintended mistake when interpreting 80000-3 | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Unintended mistake when interpreting 80000-3 |
logarithmic mean | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#logarithmic mean |
Accoustic math error? | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Accoustic math error? |
Lead rework | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Lead rework |
Video and digital imaging | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Video and digital imaging |
Dubious | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Dubious |
Reference impedance for telecom | 5 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Reference impedance for telecom |
dBμ | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#dBμ |
The reference value is 1 V, not 1 V rms | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#The reference value is 1 V, not 1 V rms |
Pros and Cons | 14 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Pros and Cons |
Criticism | 5 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Criticism |
3 dB | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#3 dB |
"Those primary sources are all we have" | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#"Those primary sources are all we have" |
Introduction is not introductory enough | 6 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Introduction is not introductory enough |
list of suffixes in alphabetical order | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#list of suffixes in alphabetical order |
Field quantity (again) | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Field quantity (again) |
Adding the old meaning of dB in the historical section (0db=6mW) | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Adding the old meaning of dB in the historical section (0db=6mW) |
What is a "logarithmic unit"? | 14 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#What is a "logarithmic unit"? |
For example, if the reference value is 1 volt | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#For example, if the reference value is 1 volt |
0 dB = +8 volts in audio electronics | 9 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#0 dB = +8 volts in audio electronics |
optics | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#optics |
gamma correction | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#gamma correction |
re "missing something?" | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#re "missing something?" |
Hickling | 5 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#Hickling |
dB is in fact a pseudo-unit | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#dB is in fact a pseudo-unit |
A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 7#A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion |
Non-negative and non-complex input | 9 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#Non-negative and non-complex input |
Withdrawal of ISO 80000-3:2006 and its impact on the definition of "decibel" | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#Withdrawal of ISO 80000-3:2006 and its impact on the definition of "decibel" |
Cryptic paragraph I tried to remove | 15 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#Cryptic paragraph I tried to remove |
Sorted table | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#Sorted table |
Lead section has regressed | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#Lead section has regressed |
Amplitude and power ... | 7 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#Amplitude and power ... |
dBSPL | 4 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#dBSPL |
Acoustics: intensity, pressure, or what? | 7 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#Acoustics: intensity, pressure, or what? |
Improper use of attachments to dB | 6 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#Improper use of attachments to dB |
Power and amplitude ratios in lead | 7 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#Power and amplitude ratios in lead |
New page for logarithmic units | 2 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#New page for logarithmic units |
A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion | 1 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion |
Fourier transform or Fourier trnasform, and logarithms | 3 | Talk:Decibel/Archive 8#Fourier transform or Fourier trnasform, and logarithms |
dBd vs dBi for antennas | 1 | Talk:Decibel#dBd vs dBi for antennas |
Clarify in lede how decibel is strictly a relative value but may in practice may be used in context of fixed reference | 5 | Talk:Decibel#Clarify in lede how decibel is strictly a relative value but may in practice may be used in context of fixed reference |
Article issues and classification | 1 | Talk:Decibel#Article issues and classification |
Typo? | 3 | Talk:Decibel#Typo? |
dBμ | 2 | Talk:Decibel#dBμ |