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Luminosity vs Superluminous - What's the difference?

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In astronomy terms the difference between luminosity and superluminous

is that luminosity is the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions while superluminous is having a very high luminosity.

As a noun luminosity

is the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance.

As an adjective superluminous is

having a very high luminosity.