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acutance

[ə′kyü·təns]
(optics)
An objective measure of the ability of a photographic system to show a sharp edge between contiguous areas of low and high illuminance.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Thermistor scanner module accuracy was [+ or -] 0.0025 [degrees]C at 00C and secondary thermistors probes acutance was [+ or -] 0.015 [degrees]C in temperature range 0 [degrees]C to 100 [degrees]C [5].
Approximation T-U characteristics of analog semiconductors temperature sensors/Analoginiu temperaturos jutikliu T-U charakteristiku aproksimavimas
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