Encyclopedia of Biometrics

2009 Edition
| Editors: Stan Z. Li, Anil Jain

Contrast

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_516

In general terms, contrast is a measure of the difference between two objects, concepts, or other entities. In photography, optics, and image acquisition contrast usually refers to the difference in hue, saturation, or intensity between two portions of an image.

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