When the output of a low-pass filter (for example) drops to 3 db below is nominal pass-band value, the output amplitude power amplitude has halved. This should be obvious to anyone understanding the decibel but, there's another observation. For a simple RC low-pass filter, when the magnitude of the output is 3 dB down, the value of resistance equals the magnitude of the capacitive reactance.
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