Amounts of masking are expressed as dB differences, not absolute dB SPL levels.

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• Amount of masking is expressed as a decibel difference, not an absolute SPL level (similarity 0.89)
• A 1 dB detection gain can shift speech identification by 15 to 20 points (similarity 0.85)
• The excitation-level model of masking reproduces measured thresholds at both low and high frequencies (similarity 0.84)
• Beyond threshold, masker and signal levels rise one-for-one in decibels (similarity 0.84)
• Sound masking extends in time before and after the masker (similarity 0.84)
• High ambient noise forces listeners to raise volume toward hearing-loss levels (similarity 0.84)
• Low-frequency tones become relatively louder as level increases. (similarity 0.83)
• Sound power level can be derived by dividing intensity by radiating area (similarity 0.83)
• Active noise cancellation dominates below 1 kHz while passive isolation takes over above it (similarity 0.82)
• Sounds can mask both slightly earlier and later probe sounds (similarity 0.82)
• Auditory sensitivity varies nonuniformly across the frequency range (similarity 0.82)
• Partially masked sounds have a reduced loudness range in both time and spectrum (similarity 0.82)
• The mel scale conflicts with musical logarithmic scales but remains useful in technical applications (similarity 0.81)
• Hearing thresholds vary individually but share a common perceptual order (similarity 0.81)
• The auditory spectrum differs from the physical power spectrum in resolution and shape (similarity 0.81)