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luminosity function

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luminosity function [‚lü·mə′näs·əd·ē ‚fəŋk·shən]
(astronomy)
The functional relationship between stellar magnitude and the number and distribution of stars of each magnitude interval. Also known as relative luminosity factor.
(optics)
A standard measure of the response of an eye to monochromatic light at various wavelengths; the function is normalized to unity at its maximum value. Also known as luminosity curve; spectral luminous efficiency; visibility function.


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