2.60  peak sound pressure. Greatest absolute value of instantaneous sound pressure within a specified time interval. Unit, pascal (Pa).

Annotation 1          Peak sound pressure may be measured with a standard frequency weighting that should be stated. The result is a peak sound level.

Annotation 2          Frequency weightings and exponential time weightings are specified in Part 1 of IEC 61672.

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