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Consultant. Research Scientist, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1959–89. Author of The Physics and Chemistry of Color.
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tristimulus system, a system for visually matching a colour under standardized conditions against the three primary colours—red, green, and blue; the three results are expressed as X, Y, and Z, respectively, and are called tristimulus values. For example, the tristimulus values of the emerald-green pigment are X = 22.7, Y = 39.1, and Z = 31.0. These values specify not only colour but also visually perceived reflectance, since they are calculated in such a way that the Y value equals a sample’s reflectivity (39.1 percent in this example) when visually compared with a standard white surface by a standard (average) ...(100 of 448 words)

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