neper

== English == === Etymology === From Joannes Neper, the Latinized name of John Napier, a Scottish mathematician. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪpə(ɹ) === Noun === neper (plural nepers) (electronics) A non-SI unit of the attenuation (or sometimes gain) of field and power quantities such as electronic signals; the natural logarithm of a ratio, with 1 Np (a ratio of 2.718:1) being equivalent to 8.686 dB. ==== Related terms ==== Np === Anagrams === perne, preen == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === neper m or f indefinite plural of nepe == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === neper f indefinite plural of nepe == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French néper. === Noun === neper m (plural neperi) neper ==== Declension ====