Perhaps there is a language problem here. Here we mean power as in
current times voltage or RPM times torque or force times velocity,
etc.

Bel is NOT just log10. It was a term coined to describe, in a
numerically compact way, the several orders of magnitude of signal
attenuation one could see over long lengths of cable. deciBel is just
1/10th of that, but has come to dominate since it is a more convenient
unit (it gives a more appropriate level of resolution with needing
digits to the right of the decimal point)

Sean


On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Virchanza <virtual@lavabit.com> wrote:
> Do you mean power as in "2 to the power of 4 is 16", or power as in
> "current multiplied by voltage gives power"?
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