lux, lx (unit)

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ID: https://schemas.optimade.org/defs/v1.2/units/si/1979/named/lux
Definition name: lux

Unit name: lux
Latin symbol: lx
Display symbol: lx

Description: A derived SI unit for illuminance equal to cd⋅sr⋅m⁻² in the 1979 SI units.

"The lux is the illuminance of a surface that receives a uniformly distributed luminous flux of one lumen per square meter." [9th CGPM meeting in 1946]

The lux was defined at the 9th CGPM meeting in 1946, and implicitly redefined via the redefinition of the second at the 13th CGPM Meeting in 1967, resolution 1 and the redefinition of the candela at the 16th CGPM Meeting in 1979, resolution 3.

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JSON definition:

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    "title": "lux",
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    "description": "A derived SI unit for illuminance equal to cd\u22c5sr\u22c5m\u207b\u00b2 in the 1979 SI units.\n\n\"The lux is the illuminance of a surface that receives a uniformly distributed luminous flux of one lumen per square meter.\" [9th CGPM meeting in 1946]\n\nThe lux was defined at the 9th CGPM meeting in 1946, and implicitly redefined via the redefinition of the second at the 13th CGPM Meeting in 1967, resolution 1 and the redefinition of the candela at the 16th CGPM Meeting in 1979, resolution 3.",
    "resources": [
        {
            "relation": "Definition and establishment of the SI unit system at the 11th CGPM meeting (1960), resolution 12.",
            "resource-id": "https://www.bipm.org/en/committees/cg/cgpm/11-1960/resolution-12"
        },
        {
            "relation": "Redefinition of the candela at the 16th CGPM Meeting in 1979, resolution 3.",
            "resource-id": "https://www.bipm.org/en/committees/cg/cgpm/16-1979/resolution-3"
        },
        {
            "relation": "Redefinition of the second in the 13th CGPM Meeting (1967), resolution 1",
            "resource-id": "https://www.bipm.org/en/committees/cg/cgpm/13-1967/resolution-1"
        },
        {
            "relation": "Wikipedia article describing the unit",
            "resource-id": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lux"
        }
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            },
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            },
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                "symbol": "m",
                "id": "https://schemas.optimade.org/defs/v1.2/units/si/1960/base/metre"
            }
        ],
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    },
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    },
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