has several meanings including:
- Loss as in to Lose something
- Loss in Electronics is the ratio of the system output to system input
- --- In electronics, loss is the ratio of system output to system input. Calculation and units used are the same as with Gain , except that the output is less than the input. Loss is often expressed as a negative gain (if expressed in DB ) or as a gain of less than one.
- --- For example: if ''input''=100 mW and ''output''=5 mW then
- ---''loss'' = 5/100 = 0.05 = −1.3 B ( Bel ) or −13 dB
- Loss in Insurance is the reduction in economic Value after an event occurs. It can take the form of a Property or a casualty loss.
- Loss in Finance is the reduction in economic value of an Asset or the Mark-to-market of a derivative.
- In accounting, a loss in is the reduction in the fair (usually defined as market) value of an asset or increase in the fair value of a liability due to an event that is not related to the earnings process. As such, it is the opposite of a “gain”.
- Slang for someone not liked very much.
- '' Loss '', the debut album of Mull Historical Society .
- For loss as the Pitching statistic in Baseball , see Win (baseball) .
- The Loss (TNG Episode) , a fourth season episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''
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