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Standard CIE Illuminants

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Glossary
colorimetry
Colorimetry is the science and technology of quantitatively describing and measuring colors. It involves the precise evaluation of color attributes such as hue, saturation, and brightness, using standardized methods and instruments. Colorimetry relies on color perception models, which approximate how humans perceive color, to quantify and represent color information numerically. In practical terms, colorimetry is used in various fields such as color reproduction in displays and printing,...
tungsten lamp
An evacuated bulb containing a tungsten filament that is heated by passing an electric current through it. In domestic light bulbs the inside of the bulb is frosted to soften shadows. In projection lamps, the filament is very compact and enclosed in a clear pyrex bulb.
cie
Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage, the international commission on illumination.
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