Threshold Contrast

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Threshold Contrast

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The smallest contrast of luminance (or brightness) that is perceptible to the human eye under specified conditions of adaptation luminance and target visual angle. Also called contrast threshold, liminal contrast. Compare threshold illuminance. Psychophysically, the existence of a threshold contrast is merely a special case of the general rule that for every sensory process there is a corresponding lowest detectable intensity of stimulus, i.e., a limen. [[/a>|/a> ]]

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use