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Albedo Texture
An albedo is a physical measure of a material's reflectivity, generally across the visible spectrum of light. An albedo texture simulates a surface albedo as opposed to explicitly defining a colour for it.
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See Also: Specular Highlighting, Texture, Texture Mapping
Submitted By: Julian Spillane


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