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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminance Luminance] @ Wikipedia

Latest revision as of 10:59, 6 September 2016

Luminance is a photometric measure of the luminous intensity per unit area of light travelling in a given direction.

Description

Luminance describes the amount of light that passes through, is emitted or reflected from a particular area, and falls within a given solid angle.

The SI unit for luminance is candela per square metre (cd/m2).

A non-SI term for the same unit is the "nit".

The CGS unit of luminance is the stilb, which is equal to one candela per square centimetre or 10 kcd/m2.

See also

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