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1. A two-component developer for developing an electrostatic latent image, comprising toner particles and carrier particles,
wherein a number-average particle diameter MDt of the toner particles ranges from 3.5 to 5.0 μm, and wherein the two-component developer satisfies the following Formulas 1 and 2:
4.5≦MDc/MDt≦6.5 Formula 1(2/5)X+Y≦20 (with the proviso that 10≦X≦40) Formula 2 where MDc represents a volume-average particle diameter of the carrier particles, X represents a proportion (%) of the toner particles having a number distribution-based particle diameter of 3.0 μm or more to less than 4.5 μm and a circularity of 0.980 or more in a total of the toner particles, and Y represents a proportion (%) of the carrier particles having a volume distribution-based particle diameter of (2/3)×MDc or less in a total of the carrier particles. |
