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Lumen

The derived SI unit of luminous flux, defined as the luminous flux emitted by a uniform point source of 1 candela [cd] emitting its luminous energy over a solid angle of 1 steradian [sr]; it thus has units of cd sr. The lumen is often abbreviated to lm.

See also: Illuminance.

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