luminous quantities

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03648
Group of quantities characterizing
visible
light in terms of the appearance to the human eye. The symbols of luminous quantities may be distinguished by adding a subscript v. The units for luminous quantities are derived from the SI base unit
candela
.
See also:
radiant quantities
,
photon quantities
Source:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 30 [Terms] [Book]