brightness vs scintillation

brightness

noun
  • The quality of being bright. 

  • Intelligence, cleverness. 

  • The perceived luminance of an object. 

scintillation

noun
  • A flash of light; a spark. 

  • The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere. 

  • The flash of light produced by something (especially a phosphor) when it absorbs ionizing radiation. 

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