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Threshold of hearing - Definition and Overview

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Threshold of hearing is the sound pressure level SPL of 20 µPa (micropascal) = 2 × 10-5 Pascal (Pa). This low threshold of amplitude (strength or sound pressure level) is frequency dependent. See the frequency curve at Absolute Threshold of Hearing.

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