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	Luminance
	Luminance

Characteristic		apostilb		Notes
Characteristic		apostilb		Notes
Other Names	blondel, blandel, asb
Metric (SI) Equivalent	3.1830988618 deci candelas / meter2
Metric (SI) Dimensions	length-2 × luminous-intensity
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants	(1 / pi) candela / meter2

Characteristic		footlambert		Notes
Characteristic		footlambert		Notes
Other Names	ft-L, flam
Metric (SI) Equivalent	34.262590996 deci candelas / meter2
Metric (SI) Dimensions	length-2 × luminous-intensity
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants	(1 / pi) candela / foot2

Characteristic		lambert		Notes
Characteristic		lambert		Notes
Symbol	L
Other Name	lam
Metric (SI) Equivalent	3183.0988618 candelas / meter2
Metric (SI) Dimensions	length-2 × luminous-intensity
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants	(10000 / pi) * candela / meter2

Characteristic		nit		Notes
Characteristic		nit		Notes
Metric (SI) Equivalent	10 deci candelas / meter2			This equivalent is exact.
Metric (SI) Dimensions	length-2 × luminous-intensity

Characteristic		stilb		Notes
Characteristic		stilb		Notes
Symbol	sb
Metric (SI) Equivalent	10000 candelas / meter2			This equivalent is exact.
Metric (SI) Dimensions	length-2 × luminous-intensity

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