| NOUN | cognition | Fechner's law, Weber-Fechner law | (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity |
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| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Synonym | Weber-Fechner law | |
| Category | psychophysics | The branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects |
| Broader | law, law of nature | A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature |
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