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Luminance vs Gamma - What's the difference?

luminance | gamma |

As nouns the difference between luminance and gamma

is that luminance is the quality of being luminous while gamma is gamma (greek letter).

luminance

English

Noun

(wikipedia luminance) (-)
  • the quality of being luminous
  • the luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction, i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area; measured in stilbs or apostilbs

    • Synonyms

    *photometric brightness

    See also

    *brightness

    gamma

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the third letter of the Greek alphabet ( ).
  • (mathematics) The (Gamma function), symbolized by ?.
  • (mathematics) A constant approximately equal to 0.55721566, symbolized by ?.
  • (physics) A unit of magnetic field equal to 1 nT.

    • Derived terms

    * gamma-aminobutyric acid * gamma ray * gamma correction * gamma globulin * nongamma

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