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Grassmann's law

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002634

A psychophysical law in colorimetry stating that the perceived color of a light mixture depends only on the spectral power distribution of the mixture, not on the individual components that formed it. This principle implies that any color can be matched by a mixture of three primary colors. It forms a foundational concept for additive color mixing models.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002634
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectOptics and imaging
TranslationsGerman: Grassmannsches Gesetz; Spanish: ley de Grassmann; French: loi de Grassmann
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002634",
  "term": "Grassmann's law",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A psychophysical law in colorimetry stating that the perceived color of a light mixture depends only on the spectral power distribution of the mixture, not on the individual components that formed it. This principle implies that any color can be matched by a mixture of three primary colors. It forms a foundational concept for additive color mixing models.",
  "subject": "Optics and imaging",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Grassmannsches Gesetz",
    "es": "ley de Grassmann",
    "fr": "loi de Grassmann"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/grassmann-s-law/"
}

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