Quality factor

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Acronym: Q

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Quality factor: a measure of the degree of frequency tuning in an acoustic system. Q = f₀/Δf (3 dB), where f₀ is the resonant frequency of the system.

Reference: [1] Ewing (1989), Glossary of bioacoustic terms, pp. 226–227.

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