illuminance
Noun
Meaning
the luminous flux incident on a unit area
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Both the PRC and the required illuminance vary from species to species and lower light levels are required to reset the clocks in nocturnal rodents than in humans.
Use of absolute aperture diameter The aperture diameter is normally given in terms of the f-number because all lenses set to the same f-number give approximately the same image illuminance (Ray 2002, 130), simplifying exposure settings.
What gets directly measured by a light meter is incident light on a sensor of finite area, i.e. illuminance in lm/m 2 (lux).