Gain The term Gain can be defined as the ratio of output to input voltage ( voltage gain ), current ( current gain ) or electric power ( power gain ). Gain is a unit of measurement i.e. the ratio of a signal output of a system to the signal input of the system. Gain is a term associated with amplifiers . It is expressed using the logarithmic decibel (dB) units (dB gain). Gain is a proportion of the capacity of a two-port circuit (often an amplifier ) to increase the power or amplitude of a signal from the input to the output port by adding energy converted from some power supply to the signal. Power Gain where , P denotes Power. Voltage Gain where, V denotes Voltage, ...