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pixel

One sample of a scene's brightness (or color) at a single grid location.

A pixel ("picture element") is one discrete sample of a continuous scene's brightness or color, taken on a regular grid. An image of height H and width W holds H\times W pixels, each a separate measurement carrying no information about what lies between it and its neighbors.

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