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Term: Radiometry

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Term: Radiometry

Definition:
Radiometry is the science involved with the measurements of electromagnetic radiation in the visible, ultraviolet and infrared spectral regions. As opposed to photometry, radiometry is does not factor the response function of the human eye.
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