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saturation (dict)
Saturation
The term
saturation
generally means
thoroughly full
, and can refer to the following:
In
chemistry
, see
saturation (chemistry)
for a number of meanings.
In
color theory
,
saturation
refers to the intensity of a specific
hue
. Saturation is also a coordinate in the
HSV color space
. In
art
or when working with
colors
, saturation is the amount of color a certain color has. For example, black and white have no saturation and bright red has 100% saturation.
An atmospheric
humidity
of 100% represents the saturation point, at which the air can hold no more moisture.
see also
Dew point
In
economics
, there is the concept of
market saturation
Groundwater
aquifers
may be
saturated
or unsaturated
For
magnetic
materials,
saturation
is the state when the material cannot absorb a stronger
magnetic field
, such that an increase in
magnetization
does not produce significant change in
magnetic flux density
.
In
telecommunications
, see
saturation (telecommunications)
for a number of meanings.
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