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saturation saturation chromaticness in terms of brightness; in CIELAB the chromaticness C* describes the colorfulness of a color shade in terms of the chrominances a* and b*, that is, the distance from the achromatic axis L*, and saturation S* plus the concrete brightness level L* of this color shade – see cover flap.

scatter/random proof épreuve groupée for reasons of material savings, joint digital proof of images from different jobs on one and the same proof sheet.

scattering diffusion diffuse distribution of light rays.