Re: A Complex Metaphysical Conundrum

On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:56:51 +0200, Jeroen Belleman
<jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

On 4/12/24 08:15, Jasen Betts wrote:

On 2024-04-11, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com> wrote:

On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 06:38:30 -0000 (UTC), Jasen Betts
<usenet@revmaps.no-ip.org> wrote:
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On 2024-04-10, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com> wrote:

Gentlemen,
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This is an exam question that trips up even some of the best students.
See what you make of it!
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Q: Is this statement correct: 'The signal level at the modem input
increased by 2dBmV going from +3dBmV to +5dBmV.'
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Your pal, CD.

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db is a logarythmic ratio. an increase from +3dBmV to +5dBmV is an increase by 2dB
(not 2dBmV)
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Adding 2dBmV to +3dBmV will not get you +5dBmV because it's a
logarythmic scale.

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The question does require a "correct/incorrect" answer. It's a binary
choice. Your answer is....?

 
My answer is still "db is a logarythmic ratio. an increase from +3dBmV to +5dBmV is
an increase by 2dB"
 

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It's "logarithmic".
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Jeroen Belleman

I'm sorry, but that's the *wrong* answer. The answer needs to be
either "correct" or "incorrect" according to that guy on the internet
who obviously knows what he's talking about or he wouldn't have been
speaking on the subject on Youtube.