Acoustic sound pressure level (SPL) is measured logarithmically:

a. to account for variations in pitch.
b. because frequency is expressed as a logarithm.
c. because of periodic changes in atmospheric pressure.
d. to compress loudness measurement into manageable figures.

D

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