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The phenomenon X is persistence of vision. The property of this phenomenon is that the image formed on the retina of the eye persists for about 1/16^th of a second, hence if 16 frames are shown on a screen in succession, they are viewed by the retina as an ongoing action.

Short duration of Y is 1/16 seconds.

Z is pictures. Due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, we are able to see moving pictures on a television or a cinema screen.