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| English | German |
| constant attenuation | keine Lichtabnahme (The intensity of a beam of light that does not diminish as it gets further from the light source) |
| linear attenuation | lineare Lichtabnahme (The intensity of a beam of light that diminishes at a constant rate as it gets further from the light source) |
| quadratic attenuation | quadratische Lichtabnahme (The intensity of a beam of light that diminishes quickly at first then more slowly as it gets further from the light source) |