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THRESHOLD OF DISCOMFORT

Specialty Definition: THRESHOLD OF DISCOMFORT

DomainDefinition

Aerospace

In acoustics, for a specified signal, the minimum effective sound pressure level of that signal which, in a specified fraction of the trials, will stimulate the ear to a point at which the sensation of feeling becomes uncomfortable. The term applies similarly for other senses. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: THRESHOLD OF DISCOMFORT


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 48 52 45 53 48 4F 4C 44      4F 46      44 49 53 43 4F 4D 46 4F 52 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001000 01010010 01000101 01010011 01001000 01001111 01001100 01000100 00100000 01001111 01000110 00100000 01000100 01001001 01010011 01000011 01001111 01001101 01000110 01001111 01010010 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#72 &#82 &#69 &#83 &#72 &#79 &#76 &#68 &#32 &#79 &#70 &#32 &#68 &#73 &#83 &#67 &#79 &#77 &#70 &#79 &#82 &#84

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0048 0052 0045 0053 0048 004F 004C 0044      004F 0046      0044 0049 0053 0043 004F 004D 0046 004F 0052 0054

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

54425239534249463824940238435337494740495254

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