sound pressure level

local pressure deviation from the ambient pressure, caused by a sound wave
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sound pressure level

Summary

sound pressure level ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • sound pressure level's GND ID is recorded as 4052024-9[2].
  • sound pressure level's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85125366[3].
  • sound pressure level's subclass of is recorded as physical quantity[4].
  • sound pressure level's subclass of is recorded as logarithmic quantity[5].
  • sound pressure level's Commons category is recorded as Sound level meters[6].
  • sound pressure level's facet of is recorded as loudness[7].
  • sound pressure level's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-8:2007 Quantities and units—Part 8: Acoustics[8].
  • sound pressure level's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-8:2020 Quantities and units — Part 8: Acoustics[9].
  • sound pressure level's different from is recorded as sound power level[10].
  • sound pressure level's defining formula is recorded as L_p = 10 \lg{\frac{p_{\mathrm{RMS}}^2}{p_0^2}} \mathrm{dB}[11].
  • sound pressure level's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1218rjvm[12].
  • sound pressure level's ISQ dimension is recorded as 1[13].
  • sound pressure level's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].
  • sound pressure level's in defining formula is recorded as L_p[15].
  • sound pressure level's in defining formula is recorded as p_{\mathrm{RMS}}[16].
  • sound pressure level's in defining formula is recorded as p_0[17].
  • sound pressure level's in defining formula is recorded as \lg[18].
  • sound pressure level's quantity symbol is recorded as L_p[19].
  • sound pressure level's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as bel[20].
  • sound pressure level's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as decibel[21].
  • sound pressure level's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007558440005171[22].
  • sound pressure level's QUDT quantity kind ID is recorded as SoundPressureLevel[23].
  • sound pressure level's IEV number is recorded as 801-22-07[24].
  • sound pressure level's IEV number is recorded as 415-06-01[25].
  • sound pressure level's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 516455[26].

Why It Matters

sound pressure level ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . ISO 80000-8:2007 Quantities and units—Part 8: Acoustics. wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] . ISO 80000-8:2020 Quantities and units — Part 8: Acoustics. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . ISO 80000-8:2007 Quantities and units—Part 8: Acoustics. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . ISO 80000-8:2020 Quantities and units — Part 8: Acoustics. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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