LUMINOSITY
Luminosity
Luminosity is generally understood as a measurement of brightness. Each discipline, however, defines the term differently, depending on what is being measured.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Luminosity
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luminosity
Noun
- the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
- the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
- the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions
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