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absolute brightness

noun

Definition of absolute brightness

astronomy
: absolute magnitude … a white supergiant 200 times wider and at least 160,000 times more luminous in absolute brightness than the sun …— Daniel H. Zantzinge, Daily Camera, 4 Sept. 2008

First Known Use of absolute brightness

1800, in the meaning defined above

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