Weber-fechner law

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Weber–Fechner law

An approximate psychophysical law relating various tactile sensations to the intensity of the stimulus.

The law asserts that equal increments of sensation are associated with equal increments of the logarithm of the stimulus. The Weber–Fechner law applies to the detection of contrast in the problem of visual range and to many other psychophysical problems.


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