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    luminosity function

    1. The number of stars in the Galaxy with a particular absolute magnitude. The luminosity function reveals that luminous stars are rare and intrinsically faint stars common.


    2. The distribution of galaxies by absolute magnitude. Luminous galaxies are rare, while intrinsically faint ones are common.


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