Relation between dB loss and percentage loss

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I want to know generally what the relation between dB loss and percentage loss is. If I want to know what percentage of a signals strength is lost knowing what its dB loss is, how would I accomplish that.

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For power loss it would be :

[tex]100 \left( 1 - 10^{\frac{dB}{10}} \right) \,\%[/tex]

And for voltage loss it would be :

[tex]100 \left( 1 - 10^{\frac{dB}{20}} \right) \,\%[/tex]Where dB here would be negative for signal loss.
 
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