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Definition of Neper
1. Noun. A unit of attenuation used in transmission line theory; equivalent to 8.686 dB. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Neper
1. an electrical ratio unit [n -S]
Medical Definition of Neper
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. Synonym: napier. Origin: fr. Neperus, latinised form of (John) Napier (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Neper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1838)
"... a grove) ; the nymphs of woods. (See Nymphs.) NAPHTHA. (See Bitumen.) NAPHTHALINE.
(See Appendix, eud of this volume.) NAPIER, or neper ..."
2. Mathematical Tables;: Containing the Common, Hyperbolic, and Logistic by Charles Hutton (1811)
"neper being solicitous to know farther of him concerning this matter, ...
Which hint neper taking, he desired him at his return to call upon him again. ..."
3. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1786)
"neper, baron of ... he could give no other account of it, than that it was by
proportional numbers: which hint, neper taking, ... or in Latin, neper ..."
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