How does wifi know where to stop working?

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Whenever a new wifi router/network is set up in a place I’ve lived, the wifi only works within the immediate confines of the house or apartment. Wifi works through some walls, but how do localized wifi networks (for businesses and stuff too) know where exactly to stop connecting?

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Imagine the wifi signal is a cup of water. Except theres no cup containing the signal. The water just spreads out on the floor as far as it will reach. Parts of the floor absorb the signal, keeping it from going further than it normally could.

I cant think of a more apt way of describing it.

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