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A-weighting
Edited to remove the mistaken assertion that A-weighting corresponds with the 40-phon equal loudness contour and therefore represents loudness only for quiet sounds; Figure 5 in the cited reference demonstrates clearly that the original Fletcher-Munson 40-phon curve is not in agreement with the later contour derived for the ISO study, and is in closer agreement with the later 60-phon curve. This point has also been made in research articles, eg: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ast/36/1/36_E