decadic absorbance, \(A\)

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The negative decadic logarithm of one minus @A00035@ as measured on a uniform sample: \[A=- \log _{10}(1- \alpha )\]
Source:
PAC, 1985, 57, 105. (Names, symbols, definitions and units of quantities in optical spectroscopy (Recommendations 1984)) on page 116 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'decadic absorbance' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01536 RIS BibTex EndNote
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