color constancy
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The ability of visual system to perceive an object's color as stable and consistent,…The ability of visual system to perceive an object's color as stable and consistent, even when the actual light illuminating it changes dramatically; famously demonstrated with the checker shadow illusion.
Meaning
1 sensesThe ability of visual system to perceive an object's color as stable and consistent, even when the actual light illuminating it changes dramatically; famously demonstrated with the checker shadow illusion.
More definitions
- the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions
Forms
plural: color constancies| Singular | color constancy |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions:colour constancy