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"etymology_text": "Named after Alexander Graham Bell.",
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"A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively."
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"roman": "bjel",
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"sense": "measure of relative power",
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"word": "bel"
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"roman": "bél",
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