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Weber-Fechner law
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We·ber-Fechner law (vbr-)
n.
The principle that the intensity of a sensation varies by a series of equal arithmetic increments as the strength of the stimulus is increased geometrically. Also called Fechner-Weber law.

Weber-Fechner law
in stimulus-response relations the ratio of changes in stimulus strength which are perceptible to a basic strength of the same stimulus is constant.


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Weber's Law of psychophysics has been succinctly phrased by Gustav Fechner as "the sensation increases proportional as the logarithm of the stimulus intensity.
 
 
 
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