pseudomagnitude
pseudomagnitude noun: a measurement that gives an indication of size but which is not a true magnitude. For example some pseudomagnitude values can be negative.
Noun
pseudomagnitude (plural pseudomagnitudes)
- A measurement that gives an indication of size but which is not a true magnitude. For example some pseudomagnitude values can be negative.
- It makes use of two new reddening-free concepts: a distance indicator called pseudomagnitude, and a quasi-experimental observable that is independent of distance and specific to each star, called the differential surface brightness (DSB).2016, Alain Chelli, Gilles Duvert, Laurent Bourgès, Guillaume Mella, Sylvain Lafrasse, Daniel Bonneau, Olivier Chesneau, “Pseudomagnitudes and Differential Surface Brightness: Application to the...
Forms of pseudomagnitude
| plural | pseudomagnitudes |
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Origin of pseudomagnitude
From pseudo- + magnitude.
Questions about pseudomagnitude
- What does pseudomagnitude mean?
- Pseudomagnitude means a measurement that gives an indication of size but which is not a true magnitude. For example some pseudomagnitude values can be negative.
- What part of speech is pseudomagnitude?
- Pseudomagnitude is a noun.
- What is the plural of pseudomagnitude?
- The plural of pseudomagnitude is pseudomagnitudes.
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