Rayleigh test

Ray·leigh e·qua·tion

(rā'lē), a ratio of red to green required by each observer to match spectral yellow. Synonym(s): Rayleigh test

Rayleigh test

An obsolete test described by Lord JWS Rayleigh (1842–1919) for colour vision based on the spectral mixing of red and green to match yellow.

Rayleigh,

Lord John W.S., English physicist and Nobel laureate, 1842-1919. rayl - unit of acoustic impedance.Rayleigh equation - a ratio of red to green required by each observer to match spectral yellow. Synonym(s): Rayleigh testRayleigh test - Synonym(s): Rayleigh equation