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Physics

Decibel Scale and Logarithmic Nature

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The decibel scale is logarithmic, meaning each 10 dB increase represents ten times more sound energy.

Why this is interesting

Did you know that a whisper and a jet engine can have the same decibel measurement, but feel completely different? How does our brain make sense of such a wide range of sound?