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or "decadic absorbance" is used instead of optical depth: the common logarithm of the ratio of incident to transmitted radiant power through a material. It is the optical depth divided by , because of the different logarithm bases used.

Mathematical definitions

Optical depth

The optical depth of a material, denoted , is given by:where
* is the radiant flux received by that material;
* is the radiant flux

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