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How do these both relate to one another? (Gain and dB's)
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[QUOTE="analogdesign, post: 5499956, member: 485940"] Jack is correct. But even simpler, dB is just a relative shorthand[B] [/B]that is often used to describe gain. Nothing more. It is often used instead of the linear value because it leads to smaller numbers (instead of dealing with numbers like 1000 or 1 million you have 60 dB or 120 dB) and it makes certain mathematical operations simpler to do in your head. Keep in mind that dB doesn't inherently have anything to do with gain, it is just a shorthand. People use dBs for other things with wide spreads in value for example isolation, noise, or relative level of harmonics in a signal. [/QUOTE]
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