Fechner's law
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Fechner's law — noun (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber • Syn: ↑Weber Fechner law • Topics: ↑psychophysics • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Law of comparative judgment — The law of comparative judgment was conceived by L. L. Thurstone. In modern day terminology, it is more aptly described as a model that is used to obtain measurements from any process of pairwise comparison. Examples of such processes are the… … Wikipedia
law of nature — noun a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature (Freq. 3) the laws of thermodynamics • Syn: ↑law • Hypernyms: ↑concept, ↑conception, ↑construct • … Useful english dictionary
Fechner — noun German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived Fechner s law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber (1801 1887) • Syn: ↑Gustav Theodor Fechner • Instance Hypernyms: ↑physicist … Useful english dictionary
Law — /law/, n. 1. Andrew Bonar /bon euhr/, 1858 1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922 23. 2. John, 1671 1729, Scottish financier. 3. William, 1686 1761, English clergyman and devotional writer. * * * I Discipline and profession… … Universalium
Закон Фехнера (Fechner's law) — Густав Теодор Фехнер, профессор физики Лейпцигского ун та, стремился отыскать способы количественного измерения душевных явлений. В частности, он пытался установить, как изменение ощущения связано с изменением стимуляции. При выведении закона,… … Психологическая энциклопедия
law — 1. A principle or rule. 2. A statement of fact detailing a sequence or relation of phenomena that is invariable under given conditions. SEE ALSO: principle, rule, theorem. [A.S. lagu] Alexander l. states that a jerky nystagmus becomes worse when… … Medical dictionary
Fechner, Gustav Theodor — born April 19, 1801, Gross Särchen, near Muskau, Lusatia died Nov. 18, 1887, Leipzig, Ger. German physicist and philosopher who founded the science of psychophysics. He taught at the University of Leipzig (1834–40) but left because of ill health … Universalium
law of fechner — Usage: usually capitalized F : weber fechner law … Useful english dictionary
law of weber-fechner — Usage: usually capitalized W&F : weber fechner law … Useful english dictionary
