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Decibel vs Dbm - What's the difference?

decibel | dbm | abbreviation |

Decibel is an abbreviation of dbm.


As a noun decibel

is decibel.

As an abbreviation dbm is

the power ratio in decibels (db) of the measured power referenced to one milliwatt (mw).

decibel

Noun

(en noun)
  • A common measure of sound intensity that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 * log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the relative powers of the sound.
  • dbm

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dBmW

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • The power ratio in decibels (dB) of the measured power referenced to one milliwatt (mW).