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neper

ne·per
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nee-per, ney-]
    • /ˈni pər, ˈneɪ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nee-per, ney-]
    • /ˈni pər, ˈneɪ-/

Definitions of neper word

  • noun neper John, Napier, John. 1
  • noun neper A unit used in comparing voltages, currents, and power levels, especially in communications circuits. The difference between two values in nepers is equal to the natural logarithm of their ratio for voltages and currents or to half of this for power differences. 1
  • noun neper a unit expressing the ratio of two quantities, esp amplitudes in telecommunications, equal to the natural logarithm of the ratio of the two quantities 0

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Origin of neper

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; after J. Neper; see Napier

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Parts of speech for Neper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

neper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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