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nit

A measurement of luminance. One nit is equal to one candela per square meter (1cd/m2). Ten thousand nits are equal to one stilb. See candela.

nit1
1. the egg of a louse, usually adhering to human hair
2. the larva of a louse or similar insect
nit2
a unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square metre
nit3 a unit of information equal to 1.44 bits
nit [nit]
(communications)
A unit of information content such that the information content of a symbol or message in nits is the negative of the natural logarithm of the probability of selecting that symbol or message from all the symbols or messages which could have been chosen. Also known as nepit.
(optics)
A unit of luminance, equal to 1 candela per square meter. Abbreviated nt.


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