The optical thickness Ï of a medium is a dimensionless quantity that characterizes the attenuation of optical radiation in the medium. The attenuation results from the joint action of light absorption and light scattering.he optical thickness Ï of a medium is a dimensionless quantity that characterizes the attenuation of optical radiation in the medium. The attenuation results from the joint action of light absorption and light scattering.
As nouns the difference between automation and automatization is that automation is the act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls while automatization is a process of making an action of a higher animal reflexive.
(plural automatons or automata) A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions. A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion. Due to her strict adherence to her daily schedule, Jessica was becoming more and more convinced that she was an automaton. A departure from principle in one instance becomes a precedent for a second, that second for a third, and so on 'til the bulk of the society is reduced to be mere automatons of misery, to have no sensibilities left but for sinning and suffering.