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Rayleigh's resolution limit

Rayleigh's resolution limit noun: the minimum angular separation between two point sources that an optical system can resolve, limited by diffraction.

Noun

Rayleigh's resolution limit

  1. The minimum angular separation between two point sources that an optical system can resolve, limited by diffraction.

Questions about Rayleigh's resolution limit

What does Rayleigh's resolution limit mean?
Rayleigh's resolution limit means the minimum angular separation between two point sources that an optical system can resolve, limited by diffraction.
What part of speech is Rayleigh's resolution limit?
Rayleigh's resolution limit is a noun.

Words near Rayleigh's resolution limit in the dictionary

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  8. Rayleigh-Bénard convections
  9. Rayleigh-Jeans law
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