# Loss

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{{Wiktionary|loss|lose}}
'''Loss''' may refer to:

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*[Economic loss](/source/Economic_loss)
*[Grief](/source/Grief), an emotional response to loss
**[Animal loss](/source/Animal_loss), grief over the loss of an animal

==Mathematics, science, and technology==
*[Angular misalignment loss](/source/Angular_misalignment_loss), power loss caused by the deviation from optimum angular alignment
*[Bridging loss](/source/Bridging_loss), the loss that results when an impedance is connected across a transmission line
*[Coupling loss](/source/Coupling_loss), the loss that occurs when energy is transferred from one circuit, optical device, or medium to another
*[Insertion loss](/source/Insertion_loss), the decrease in transmitted signal power resulting from the insertion of a device in a transmission line or optical fiber
*[Dielectric loss](/source/Dielectric_loss), a dielectric material's inherent dissipation of electromagnetic energy
*[Loss function](/source/Loss_function), in statistics, a function representing the cost associated with an event
*[Path loss](/source/Path_loss), the attenuation undergone by an electromagnetic wave in transit from a transmitter to a receiver
**[Free-space path loss](/source/Free-space_path_loss), the loss in signal strength that would result if all influences were sufficiently removed having no effect on its propagation
*[Return loss](/source/Return_loss), the ratio of the amplitude of the reflected wave to the amplitude of the incident wave
*[Round-trip loss](/source/Round-trip_loss) in laser physics refers to energy lost due to scattering or absorption
*{{ill|Switching loss|de|Schaltverluste}}, power loss incured due to circuit switching
*[Lick Observatory Supernova Search](/source/Lick_Observatory_Supernova_Search) (LOSS) program

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
===Music===
====Albums====
*[''Loss'' (Bass Communion album)](/source/Loss_(Bass_Communion_album)) (2006)
*[''Loss'' (Mull Historical Society album)](/source/Loss_(Mull_Historical_Society_album)) (2001)

====Songs====
*["Losses" (song)](/source/Losses_(song)), 2020 song by Lil Tjay
*"Loss", a song by God Is an Astronaut from [their self-titled album](/source/God_Is_an_Astronaut_(album)) (2008)
*"Loss", a song by Madder Mortem from ''[Mercury](/source/Mercury_(Madder_Mortem_album))'' (1999)
*"Loss", a song by Underoath from ''[The Place After This One](/source/The_Place_After_This_One)'' (2025)
*"Losses", a song by Drake from ''[Dark Lane Demo Tapes](/source/Dark_Lane_Demo_Tapes)'' (2020)
*"Losses", a song by Polo G from ''[Hall of Fame](/source/Hall_of_Fame_(Polo_G_album))'' (2021)

===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
*["Loss" (''Ctrl+Alt+Del'')](/source/Loss_(Ctrl%2BAlt%2BDel)), a webcomic strip and internet meme
*[''Loss'' (film)](/source/Loss_(film)), a 2008 film by Maris Martinsons
*[Lord Loss (character)](/source/Lord_Loss_(character)), a character from Darren Shan's ''The Demonata''
*"[The Loss](/source/The_Loss)", a 1990 episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''

==Other uses==
*[Loss (surname)](/source/Loss_(surname))
*[Loss (baseball)](/source/Loss_(baseball)), a pitching statistic in baseball
*[League of Secessionist States](/source/League_of_Secessionist_States) (LoSS), an intermicronational organisation

== See also ==
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*[Attenuation](/source/Attenuation), a reduction in amplitude and intensity of a signal
*[Lose (disambiguation)](/source/Lose_(disambiguation))
*[Lost (disambiguation)](/source/Lost_(disambiguation))
*[Losing (disambiguation)](/source/Losing_(disambiguation))
*[Stop loss (disambiguation)](/source/Stop_loss_(disambiguation))

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