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COLOR DISCRIMINATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

Discrimination of any of the several attributes of color, such as hue, saturation, or brightness, or of any combination of attributes of color, such as may be represented by linear distance on a color diagram or in a color solid.

Key term(s)
  • colour discrimination

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

La discrimination colorée en fonction de la luminance se présente sous deux aspects: le premier est la dégradation de la discrimination colorée avec la diminution de la luminance, et le second est le changement de localisation du minimum de discrimination qui se déporte vers les verts (490 nm) avec l'augmentation de la luminance.

OBS

Voir à la page 21027 K10 10 de la source EMOPH pour de plus amples renseignements sur «discrimination colorée».

Spanish

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