Ricco's law — Ric·co s law rik ōz n a statement in physiology: when a light source of a given size and intensity is just capable of producing visual sensation, reduction of either size or intensity will make it invisible Ric·cò rēk kō Annibale (1844 1919)… … Medical dictionary
ricco's law — ˈri(ˌ)kōz noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Ricco, its formulator : a statement in physiology: when a light source of a given size and intensity is just capable of producing visual sensation reduction of either size or intensity… … Useful english dictionary
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Ricco — Annibale, Italian astrophysicist, 1844–1919. See R. law … Medical dictionary
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закон Рикко — закономерность, открытая в 1877 г., согласно коей такие характеристики раздражителя порогового, как яркость и угловая площадь воздействия, находятся в обратно пропорциональной зависимости. Этот закон действен для раздражителей световых небольших… … Большая психологическая энциклопедия
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