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@prefix vann: <http://purl.org/vocab/vann/> .
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    rdfs:comment "\"The increase expressed in decibels in the threshold of hearing of the masked sound due to the presence of the masking sound.\" [1]"@en ;
    skos:definition "\"The increase expressed in decibels in the threshold of hearing of the masked sound due to the presence of the masking sound.\" [1]"@en ;
    skos:inScheme <https://glossary.acousti.cloud/> ;
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    skos:altLabel "Acoustic masking"@en ;
    dcterms:created "2026-09-15"^^xsd:date ;
    dcterms:modified "2026-09-16"^^xsd:date ;
    dcterms:bibliographicCitation "Broughton WB. Glossarial Index. In: Acoustic Behavior of Animals. Elsevier; 1963.; Ross et al. (2023), Functional Ecology, glossary of key terms. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14275" .

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