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weber-fechner law \-ˈfek]nə(r)-, -ḵ]\ noun Usage: usually capitalized W&F Etymology: after Ernst H. Weber died 1878 German physiologist & anatomist, & Gustav T. Fechner died 1887 German psychologist : an approximately accurate generalization in psychology: the intensity of a sensation is proportional to the logarithm of the intensity of the stimulus causing it — called also Fechner's law |