White's illusion

English

Etymology

Named after Michael White.

Noun

White's illusion (plural White's illusions)

  1. A brightness illusion in which, when certain stripes of a black-and-white grating are replaced by gray rectangles, the brightness of the rectangles appears to be closer to the brightness of the top and bottom bordering stripes.
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