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chromaticity

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chromaticity [‚krō·mə′tis·əd·ē]
(optics)
The color quality of light that can be defined by its chromaticity coordinates; depends only on hue and saturation of a color, and not on its luminance (brightness).

chromaticity
The color quality of light definable by its dominant (or complementary) wavelength and its purity, taken together.


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