English Explanatory Dictionary

Sparrow's resolution limit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An estimate of the angular resolution limit of an optical instrument.

Word forms

Sparrow's resolution limit

Etymology

Introduced by C. M. Sparrow in 1916.

Related words

Dawes resolution limit Rayleigh's resolution limit Sparrow criterion
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