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specular reflectance (reflection factor), ρ

in optical spectroscopy
Radiant power specularly reflected from the surface of a system, P refl, divided by the incident power, P 0:
ρ = P refl P 0
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PAC, 1985, 57, 105 (Names, symbols, definitions and units of quantities in optical spectroscopy (Recommendations 1984)) on page 115
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