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