Skot (symbol: sk) is an old and deprecated measurement unit of
luminance
Luminance is a photometric measure of the luminous intensity per unit area of light travelling in a given direction. It describes the amount of light that passes through, is emitted from, or is reflected from a particular area, and falls with ...
, used for self-luminous objects (''dark luminance'').
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Photometry (optics)
Photometry is the science of the measurement of light, in terms of its perceived brightness to the human eye. It is distinct from radiometry, which is the science of measurement of radiant energy (including light) in terms of absolute power. ...
{{SI light units
Units of luminance
Centimetre–gram–second system of units