Ebbinghaus illusion
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after its discoverer, the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909).
Noun
[edit]Ebbinghaus illusion (plural Ebbinghaus illusions)
- An optical illusion whereby a disk appears smaller if surrounded by larger disks than if by smaller.
Translations
[edit]the illusion
Further reading
[edit]- Ebbinghaus illusion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia