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Noun: Fechner's law
  1. (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
    - Weber-Fechner law

Type of: law, law of nature

Encyclopedia: Fechner's law