Sound intensity is defined as the power of a sound source divided by the surface area over which the sound is spread. The formula for sound intensity is sound power divided by area. If sound spreads equally in all directions from a source, the intensity equals the power divided by the surface area of a sphere. Sound level is defined as the logarithm of the ratio of a measured sound intensity to a reference threshold intensity. The formula for sound level is 10 times the logarithm of the measured intensity divided by the threshold intensity.