Conversion: neper to decibel bel napier Np dB - sengpielaudio
 
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• Conversion of gain and loss •

Pseudo units of level:
neper, decibel, and bel

Enter the known pseudo unit at the appropriate line.
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bel B
decibel dB
neper Np

Notice: Do not re-enter the exact number of an answer.

Neper Decibel scale - sengpielaudio

The conversion scale of the pseudo units decibel (dB) and neper (Np)

Neper is a unit used to express ratios, such as gain, loss, and relative values.
Note 1: The neper is analogous to the decibel, except that the Naperian base
2.718281828 is used in computing the ratio in nepers.
Note 2: The value in nepers is given by Np = ln (x1 / x2), where x1 and x2 are the
values of interest, and ln is the natural logarithm, i.e., logarithm to the base e.
Note 3: One neper Np ≡ 20 / (ln10) = 8.685889638 dB.
Note 4: The neper is often used to express voltage and current ratios, whereas
the decibel is also used to express power ratios.
Note 5: Like the decibel dB, the Np is a dimensionless unit.
Note 6: The ITU recognizes both units.

The other likely candidate for the base of the log is e = 2.718281828, which has
nice properties in equations, etc., and just seems to fall out of all sorts of natural
phenomena - unlike 10, which is popular because we got 10 fingers. Using e as
your base leads to a less common unit called the neper (Np). Neper is the Latin
form of Napier, the guy who popularized the use of logs for computation
(viz. Napier's bones). Nepers are used with voltage (or magnitude) ratios, so
watch out when converting back and forth between nepers and dB. Decibel
and neper have a fixed linear ratio to each other.

1 Np ≡ 20 / ln(10) = 8.685889638 dB
      1 dB ≡ ln(10) / 20 Np = 0.115129255 Np

Conversion from dB to Np:
Np value ≡ dB value × ln (10 ) / 20 = dB value × 0.115129255

Conversion from Np to dB:
dB value ≡ N value × 20 / ln (10) = Np value × 8.685889638

The voltage level is     Formel Neper dB
x2 is the reference value.

Conversion: bel, decibel, centibel, and millibel

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