brightness constancy

/ˌbraɪtnɪs ˌkɑnstənsi/
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Definitions of brightness constancy
  1. noun
    the tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness under widely different conditions of illumination
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    type of:
    constancy, perceptual constancy
    (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
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