Contrast

Contrast refers to a type of distinction made between two (sometimes more) concepts —either as a simple comparison, or as a distinction with some quantifiable (often sharp) degree of difference. It may refer to:

• Contrast (vision), the difference in color and light between parts of an image
• Contrast (linguistics), expressing distinctions between words
• Contrast (statistics), a combination of averages whose coefficients add up to zero, or the difference between two means
• Contrast (literary), describing the difference(s) between two or more entities

Other uses

• The Contrast (band), an English pop band
• The Contrast (play), an American play written in 1787 by Royall Tyler

See also

• Contrast medium used to distinguish structures or fluids within a body, often shortened to just "contrast"
• Contrast ratio, a measure of a display system
• Display contrast, of electronic visual displays

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