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Emissivity is a term in [[radiometry]].  It is the ratio between the observed [[Irradiance|exitance]] and ideal [[Black-body_radiation|blackbody exitance]]:
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'''Emissivity''' is a term in [[radiometry]].  It is the ratio between the observed [[Irradiance|exitance]] and ideal [[Black-body_radiation|blackbody exitance]]:


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Note that emissivity is a unitless quantity in the range [0,1]. It normally varies as a function of wavelength. Objects with a uniform emissivity are often called [[Gray Body|gray bodies]].
Note that emissivity is a unitless quantity in the range [0,1]. It normally varies as a function of wavelength. Objects with a wavelength-independent emissivity less than one are often called [[Gray Body|gray bodies]].[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]
 
 
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Emissivity is a term in radiometry. It is the ratio between the observed exitance and ideal blackbody exitance:

Note that emissivity is a unitless quantity in the range [0,1]. It normally varies as a function of wavelength. Objects with a wavelength-independent emissivity less than one are often called gray bodies.