Ebbinghaus illusion

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Etymology

Named after its discoverer, the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909).

Noun

Ebbinghaus illusion (plural Ebbinghaus illusions)

  1. An optical illusion whereby a disk appears smaller if surrounded by larger disks than if by smaller.

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