luminosity function

noun

A relative measure of the relationship between stellar magnitude and the distribution of stars between magnitudes

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Meanings

nounluminosity function (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastronomyA relative measure of the relationship between stellar magnitude and the distribution of stars between magnitudes
  2. uncountablenatural sciencesA standard measure of the response of the human eye to light of different wavelengths
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