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deciban

noun

a unit of information, one tenth of a ban.

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
D
Ends with
N
Contains
EC
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈdɛsibæn

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a unit of information, one tenth of a ban.

    “{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'The deciban is a particularly useful unit for log-odds, notably as a measure of information in Bayes factors, odds ratios (ratio of odds, so log is difference of log-odds), or weights of evidence.'}”

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Example Sentences

{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'The deciban is a particularly useful unit for log-odds, notably as a measure of information in Bayes factors, odds ratios (ratio of odds, so log is difference of log-odds), or weights of evidence.'}
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