Attenuation is the gradual loss in intensity of any kind of flux through a medium, including:
Acoustic attenuation, the loss of sound energy in a viscous mediumAnelastic attenuation factor, a way to describe attenuation of seismic energy in the Earth
Attenuation (or verb attenuate) may also refer to:
Attenuation (botany)Attenuation (brewing), the percent of sugar converted to alcohol and carbon dioxide by the yeast in brewingAttenuation coefficient, a basic quantity used in calculations of the penetration of materials by quantum particles or other energy beamsMass attenuation coefficient, a measurement of how strongly a chemical species or substance absorbs or scatters light at a given wavelength, per unit massRegression attenuation or Regression dilution, a cause of statistical biasThe process of producing an attenuated vaccine by reducing the virulence of a pathogenAttenuation constant, the real part of the propagation constantAttenuator (genetics), form of regulation in prokaryotic cells. reference
