Weber–Fechner law
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psychophysics law that the minimum perceptible increase of stimulus is proportional to the stimulus and that intensity of our sensation increases logarithmically
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Within Vinony's link graph, Weber–Fechner law is referenced by 77 other articles, and connects out to just-noticeable difference, International Standard Book Number and nervous system.
It sits within the topics Behavioral concepts, Mathematical psychology and Perception.
Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- scientific law
- Named after
- Gustav Fechner
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- studied by
- physiology
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Commons category
- Weber-Fechner law
- statement disputed by
- Henri Bergson
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Encyclopedic overview
An illustration of the Weber–Fechner law. On each side, the lower square contains 10 more dots than the upper one. However the perception is different:
On the left side, the difference between upper and lower square is clearly visible. On the right side, the two squares look almost the same.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Weber–Fechner law” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.