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   From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   In article , Randy Yates   wrote:   
   >spam@spam.com (Don Pearce) writes:   
   >> [...]   
   >> FFS. The dB is NOT a unit of anything. It is a ratio expressed in log   
   >> form for convenience (to avoid huge numbers). Nothing more and nothing   
   >> less.   
   >   
   >"dB" is a ratio of powers.   
      
   dB is a ratio.   
      
   dBft and dBlb to talk about decibels with respect to a foot or a pound   
   are perfectly reasonable.   
      
   Probably the most common measurement, dBSPL, is actually referenced to a   
   pressure.   
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