4.42 hearing threshold level for pure tones. Hearing threshold of a given ear at a specified frequency and for a specified type of transducer when measured with an audiometer calibrated to reference equivalent threshold levels for air or bone conduction. See also C11.26. Unit, decibel (dB).
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