Look up: neper

1. Neper
   A logarithmic unit used for expressing the ratio of two voltages.
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2. Neper
   A unit expressing the ratio of two numbers as a natural logarithm. See also: Logarithm.
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3. neper
   A unit for comparing the magnitude of two powers, usually in electricity or acoustics; it is one half of the natural logarithm of the ratio of the two powers. ... Synonym: napier. ... Origin: fr. Neperus, latinised form of (John) Napier ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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4. neper
   a unit used to express the ratio of two field quantities by the natural logarithm of this ratio NOTE 1 - The value of a power ratio in nepers is one half the natural logarithm of this power ratio. The values in nepers of the ratio of two field quantities and of the two corresponding powers are equal...
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5. neper
   unit of level of a field quantity when the base of the logarithm is e = 2,718... . Also, unit of level of a power-like quantity when the logarithm is on the base the square of e, which is equal to 7,389... NOTE 1 - The decineper is one-tenth of a neper. NOTE 2 - One neper equals 8,686... decibels.
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6. Neper
   The neper is a unit used for comparing two currents, in a similar way to the bel or decibel.
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7. neper
   (Np) Type: Term Pronunciation: ne′pĕr Definitions: 1. A unit for comparing the magnitude of two powers, usually in electricity or acoustics; it is one half of the natural logarithm of the ratio of the two powers. Synonyms: napier
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8. Neper
   The `neper` is a logarithmic unit for ratios of measurements of physical field and power quantities, such as gain and loss of electronic signals. It has the unit symbol `Np`. The unit`s name is derived from the name of John Napier, the inventor of logarithms. As is the case for the decibel and bel, ...
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9. Neper
   (mythology) :For the dimensionless unit, see Neper. For Nepit as an information entropy unit, see Nat (information). In Egyptian mythology, `Neper` (alts. `Nepra` or `Nepri`) was a god of grain, while Nepit was a goddess of grain, and the female counterpart of Neper. In myth: Pictured ...
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10. Neper
    (crater) `Neper` is an old lunar impact crater located near the eastern limb of the Moon. Due to its location the crater must be viewed during a suitable libration, and is very foreshortened. The crater lies on the south edge of Mare Marginis, to the east of the crater Jansky. To the northwes...
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