[cma-l] Radio 1 Eleven Times Better than Commercial Radio? – FM Spectrum Consumption in the UK

[tlr at gairloch.co.uk]

I understand, and empathize with your view entirely, but English is spoken to be
understood. It's just like the abuse of 'to decimize' or 'enormity'- they are
regrettable, but it's English, not logic or a dead language!
 
I agree, 6dB in power indicates an arithmetical factor of four, but you were
complaining about whether that factored by four value should be added on to the
original or replace it/  I contend that in English the phrase that includes "11
times better" is used, conventionally, to indicate something is better by being
11 times as good.
 
I have 1 times less to say about it :)

Alex
 

> On 13 July 2015 at 14:03 Ian Hickling <transplanfm at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  Sorry - No
>  "Better than" implies "in addition to" - that is - with the original status
> maintained - not with it added in.
>  No different from "Eleven times greater than...."
>  "More than" has to be an addition to what is already there.
>  "As many as" is a multiplier of what is already there - that's the difference
>  I refer back to the concept of "one time better than" - which although we do
> not use, has to be acceptable in a mathematical system - and means "twice as
> good as"
>  Radio engineers may say that - but it's not right - is it?
>  6dB in power (rather than voltage or current) terms is an arithmetical factor
> of four - so 6dB up is four times the power (or "as powerful".
>  That says it all - surely?
> 
>  Ian Hickling
>  Partner
> 
 
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