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CIE standard source
artificial source specified by the CIE whose radiation approximates a CIE standard illuminant
Note 1 to entry: Artificial sources representing CIE illuminants are referred to as "CIE sources".
Note 2 to entry: See also "CIE standard illuminant".
Note 3 to entry: See also CIE 15
Note 4 to entry: See also ISO 11664-2/CIE S 014-2
Note 5 to entry: This entry was numbered 845-03-13 in IEC 60050-845:1987.
Note 6 to entry: This entry was numbered 17-171 in CIE S 017:2011.