bel (power)
Symbol: | B (power) |
Category: | Logarithm of a ratio |
SI Equivalent: | 10 dB |
Dimension: | nil (log) |
Notes | |
Named after the telephone inventor, Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), the bel is a unit for expressing the ratio between two amounts of acoustic power. It is defined as log10P1/P2. |
1 B (power) =
Logarithm of a ratio | ||
Symbol | Unit Name | |
2 | B (voltage) | bel (voltage) |
10 | dB (power) | decibel (power) |
20 | dB (voltage) | decibel (voltage) |
2.30259 | NP | neper |