Eyring reverberation formula
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The Eyring reverberation formula is an acoustic equation that refines Sabine’s model by accounting for higher sound absorption, providing more accurate predictions of reverberation time in rooms with significant damping.
All labels observed (1)
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| Eyring reverberation formula canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7199569 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eyring reverberation formula Context triple: [Sabine reverberation formula, relatedConcept, Eyring reverberation formula]
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Sabine reverberation formula
The Sabine reverberation formula is a foundational equation in architectural acoustics that relates a room’s reverberation time to its volume and total sound-absorbing surface.
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Karplus equation
The Karplus equation is an empirical relationship in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy that correlates three-bond scalar coupling constants with dihedral angles, enabling the determination of molecular conformations.
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C.
Fletcher–Munson equal-loudness contours
The Fletcher–Munson equal-loudness contours are a set of curves that describe how the human ear’s sensitivity to sound varies with frequency and sound pressure level, forming the basis for understanding perceived loudness in acoustics and audio engineering.
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D.
Mersenne’s laws of vibrating strings
Mersenne’s laws of vibrating strings are early 17th-century mathematical relations that quantify how a string’s frequency depends on its length, tension, and mass per unit length, forming a foundation of musical acoustics and wave theory.
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E.
The Dynamical Theory of Sound
The Dynamical Theory of Sound is a foundational treatise by mathematician and physicist Horace Lamb that rigorously develops the mathematical principles underlying acoustics and wave propagation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eyring reverberation formula Target entity description: The Eyring reverberation formula is an acoustic equation that refines Sabine’s model by accounting for higher sound absorption, providing more accurate predictions of reverberation time in rooms with significant damping.
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A.
Sabine reverberation formula
The Sabine reverberation formula is a foundational equation in architectural acoustics that relates a room’s reverberation time to its volume and total sound-absorbing surface.
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B.
Karplus equation
The Karplus equation is an empirical relationship in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy that correlates three-bond scalar coupling constants with dihedral angles, enabling the determination of molecular conformations.
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C.
Fletcher–Munson equal-loudness contours
The Fletcher–Munson equal-loudness contours are a set of curves that describe how the human ear’s sensitivity to sound varies with frequency and sound pressure level, forming the basis for understanding perceived loudness in acoustics and audio engineering.
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D.
Mersenne’s laws of vibrating strings
Mersenne’s laws of vibrating strings are early 17th-century mathematical relations that quantify how a string’s frequency depends on its length, tension, and mass per unit length, forming a foundation of musical acoustics and wave theory.
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E.
The Dynamical Theory of Sound
The Dynamical Theory of Sound is a foundational treatise by mathematician and physicist Horace Lamb that rigorously develops the mathematical principles underlying acoustics and wave propagation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acoustic formula
ⓘ
reverberation time equation ⓘ |
| accountsFor | higher sound absorption ⓘ |
| aimsTo | increase accuracy of reverberation time prediction in damped rooms ⓘ |
| applicableTo | enclosed spaces with distributed absorption ⓘ |
| appliesTo | rooms with significant acoustic damping ⓘ |
| assumes |
diffuse sound field
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steady-state diffuse sound field before decay ⓘ uniform distribution of absorption ⓘ |
| category | room acoustics model ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Sabine reverberation formula ⓘ |
| dependsOn | logarithmic function of absorption ⓘ |
| describes | statistical decay of sound energy in a room ⓘ |
| field | acoustics ⓘ |
| hasMathematicalForm | T = 0.161 V / (-S ln(1 - ᾱ)) in SI units ⓘ |
| improvesOn | Sabine’s linear absorption approximation ⓘ |
| moreAccurateThan | Sabine reverberation formula in highly absorptive rooms ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carl F. Eyring ⓘ |
| predicts | time for sound level to decay by 60 dB ⓘ |
| provides | more accurate predictions of reverberation time in highly absorptive rooms ⓘ |
| refines | Sabine reverberation formula ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Sabine equation
ⓘ
linked to:
Sabine reverberation formula
reverberation time ⓘ room volume ⓘ sound absorption coefficient ⓘ surface area ⓘ |
| relates |
reverberation time to average absorption coefficient
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reverberation time to room volume ⓘ reverberation time to total absorption ⓘ |
| typeOf | statistical acoustics model ⓘ |
| unitSystem | SI units ⓘ |
| usedFor |
estimating sound decay in enclosed spaces
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predicting reverberation time in rooms ⓘ room acoustic design ⓘ |
| usedIn |
architectural acoustics
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auditorium design ⓘ classroom acoustic design ⓘ studio and control room design ⓘ |
| validWhen | average absorption coefficient is not very small ⓘ |
| variable |
S (total surface area)
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T (reverberation time) ⓘ V (room volume) ⓘ ᾱ (average absorption coefficient) ⓘ |
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Subject: Eyring reverberation formula Description of subject: The Eyring reverberation formula is an acoustic equation that refines Sabine’s model by accounting for higher sound absorption, providing more accurate predictions of reverberation time in rooms with significant damping.
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