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absorption coefficient

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absorption coefficient
     n : a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of
         electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through
         a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant
         energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an
         absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"
         [syn: {coefficient of absorption}, {absorptance}]
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