decibel

Summary

decibel is a logarithmic unit^[1]. decibel draws 1,655 Wikipedia views per month (logarithmic_unit category, ranking #1 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• decibel's instance of is recorded as logarithmic unit^[3].
• decibel's instance of is recorded as SI-accepted non-SI unit^[4].
• decibel's instance of is recorded as non-SI unit mentioned in and accepted with the SI^[5].
• decibel's instance of is recorded as unit of dimension one^[6].
• decibel's measured physical quantity is recorded as logarithmic quantity^[7].
• decibel's measured physical quantity is recorded as sound intensity^[8].
• Alexander Graham Bell is named after decibel^[9].
• decibel's Commons category is recorded as Decibel^[10].
• decibel's Unicode character is recorded as ㏈^[11].
• decibel's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/decibel^[12].
• decibel's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q50098', 'amount': '+0.1'}^[13].
• decibel's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q27149145^[14].
• decibel's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[15].
• decibel's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'дБ'}^[16].
• decibel's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dB'}^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include logarithmic unit^[3], SI-accepted non-SI unit^[4], non-SI unit mentioned in and accepted with the SI^[5], and unit of dimension one^[6].

Origins

Alexander Graham Bell is named after decibel^[9].

Why It Matters

decibel draws 1,655 Wikipedia views per month (logarithmic_unit category, ranking #1 of 7).^[2] decibel has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] decibel is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]