SYMBOLS USED IN THIS BOOK
a | radius of diaphragm (mm); acceleration (m/s2) |
A | ampere (unit of electrical current) |
AF | audio frequency |
c | speed of sound (334 m/s at normal temperature) |
°C | temperature (degrees celsius) |
d | distance (m) |
dB | relative level (decibel) |
dB(A) | A-weighted sound pressure level |
dBu | signal voltage level (re 0.775 volt rms) |
DC | critical distance (m) |
DI | directivity index (dB) |
E | voltage (volt dc) |
e(t) | signal voltage (volt rms) |
f | frequency in hertz (s−1) |
HF | high frequency |
Hz | frequency (hertz, cycles per second) |
I | acoustical intensity (W/m2) |
I | dc electrical current, ampere (Q/s) |
i(t) | signal current (ampere rms) |
I0 | mechanical moment of inertia (kg × m2) |
j | complex algebraic operator, equal to |
k | wave number (2π/λ) ... |
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