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temporal light artifact (TLA)

[5.9.9.1]

Change in visual perception, induced by a light stimulus, the luminance or spectral distribution of which fluctuates with time, for a human observer in a specified environment. (Source: CIE TR 249:2022.) TLA encompasses three visual responses: the direct flicker effect, the stroboscopic effect, and the phantom array effect.

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