radiance vs radiation

radiance

noun
  • The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source. 

  • The quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid. 

radiation

noun
  • The transfer of energy via radiation. 

  • The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light. 

  • The process of radiating waves or particles. 

  • A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms. 

  • Radioactive energy. 

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