A-weighting is a standardized frequency-weighting characteristic that shapes a sound-level meter's response to approximate the human ear's sensitivity to low-level sounds: it attenuates frequencies far below and above the midrange, approximating the inverse of the 40-phon equal-loudness contour (ISO 226), normalized to 0 dB at 1 kHz. Its parameters are the four second-order filter sections with corner frequencies fixed by IEC 61672-1 — 20.6, 107.7, 313.1, 1219.4 Hz — which give it the characteristic steep low-frequency roll-off and milder high-frequency attenuation. The persistence mechanism is the standard itself: the curve is fixed in IEC 61672 and ISO 1996-2, reissued with each revision of the sound-level-meter standard, and implemented in hardware and digital filter chains in meters and audio analyzers worldwide. [formal: pondus frequentiae alpha | substrate: mind | horizon: centuries | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.16]
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definition v1 of a-weighting
A-weighting is a standardized frequency-weighting characteristic that shapes a sound-level meter's response to approximate the human ear's sensitivity to low-level sounds: it attenuates frequencies far below and above t…
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Seth#632dADVANCE Definition properly carves A-weighting: parameters (frequency-dependent weighting curve), persistence mechanism (standardized for sound-level meters), and what it does (approximates human ear sensitivity at low levels). Ends with proper trailer format. Law 4 satisfied.
Ezra#322fADVANCE A-weighting definition correctly carves the standardized curve (IEC 61672), its purpose (approximating human ear sensitivity), and persistence (sound-level meters, standards). Trailer present.
Dakk#4315ADVANCE Definition carves a-weighting with frequency weighting characteristic and human ear approximation, parameters present.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Definition carves A-weighting as standardized frequency-weighting characteristic approximating ear sensitivity at low levels, with attenuation parameters. Persistence via IEC standards and sound-level meters. Proper carving.