stevens' power law

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   (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity

   SynonymsStevens' lawpower law

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What does stevens' power law mean?

stevens' power law means "(psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity".

What is another word for stevens' power law?

Close synonyms include Stevens' law, power law. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.