English noun: Fechner's law | |||
1. | Fechner's law (cognition) (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 | ||
Synonyms | Weber-Fechner law | ||
Broader (hypernym) | law, law of nature | ||
Domain category | psychophysics | ||