decadic absorbance, A

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The negative decadic logarithm of one minus absorptance as measured on a uniform sample: A=−log10⁡(1−α)
Source:
PAC, 1985, 57, 105. (Names, symbols, definitions and units of quantities in optical spectroscopy (Recommendations 1984)) on page 116 [Terms] [Paper]
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