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contrastThe white level of a display screen. The contrast adjusts how bright the white is. See brightness and contrast ratio. contrast 1. (in painting) the effect of the juxtaposition of different colours, tones, etc. 2. a. (of a photographic emulsion) the degree of density measured against exposure used b. the extent to which adjacent areas of an optical image, esp on a television screen or in a photographic negative or print, differ in brightness 3. Psychol the phenomenon that when two different but related stimuli are presented close together in space and/or time they are perceived as being more different than they really are How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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01 was set for the acceptance of a within-subject contrast pattern. For example, the simple first-grade title Now and Then, by Faridah Yusof, uses a compare and contrast pattern. |
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