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Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology
EN003H-945
June 13, 2001
22:9
Color Science Robert M. Boynton University of California, San Diego
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Physical Basis of Perceived Color CIE System of Color Specification Color Rendering Global Surface Properties Physical Basis of Surface Color Color Difference and Color Order Physiological Basis of Color Vision
GLOSSARY Chromaticity Ratios x, y, z of each of the tristimulus values of a light to the sum of the three tristimulus values X , Y , Z , these being the amounts of three primaries required to match the color of the light. Chromaticity diagram Plane diagram formed by plotting one of the three chromaticity coordinates against another (usually y versus x). Color Characteristics of sensations elicited by light by which a human observer can distinguish between two structure-free patches of light of the same size and shape. Colorant A substance, such as