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Isotropic radiation is radiation that has the same intensity regardless of the direction of measurement, such as would be found in a thermal cavity. This can be electromagnetic radiation, sound, or elementary particles.

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-'''Isotropic [[radiation]]''' has the same intensity regardless of the direction of [[measurement]], and an isotropic field exerts the same action regardless of how the test [[Elementary particle|particle]] is oriented. It radiates uniformly in all directions from a [[point source]] sometimes called an [[isotropic radiator]]. The radiation may be electromagnetic, audio or composed of other elementary particles.
+'''Isotropic radiation''' is [[radiation]] that has the same [[Radiant intensity|intensity]] regardless of the direction of [[measurement]], such as would be found in a [[thermal cavity]]. This can be [[electromagnetic radiation]], [[Sound waves|sound]], or [[elementary particle]]s.
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