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What is the term used to measure the intensity of sound waves?

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decibel

Loudness refers to how loud or soft a sound seems to a listener. The loudness of sound is determined, in turn, by the intensity, or amount of energy, in sound waves. The unit of intensity is the decibel  dB .

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