Weber's law

Weber's law
We·ber's law 'web-ərz-, 'vā-bərz- n an approximately accurate generalization in psychology: the smallest change in the intensity of a stimulus capable of being perceived is proportional to the intensity of the original stimulus E. H. Weber see WEBER-FECHNER LAW

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