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Define loudness and intensity of sound.how are the two concepts related?

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Loudness refers to how loud or soft is a sound, this is related to the intensity of any given sound to the intesity of the threshold of hearing.

The intensity of sound is the measure of the amount of energy any given sound wave has. The unit in which we measure the intensity is the decibel (dB)

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