attenuation vs damping

attenuation

noun
  • A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal. 

  • The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses. 

  • The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point. 

  • A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism. 

  • A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape. 

  • The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast. 

  • A gradual diminishing of strength. 

damping

noun
  • The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy 

  • The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation 

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