Stevens' power law

empirical relationship in psychophysics between actual and perceived changed intensity of stimulus
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Stevens' power law is a scientific law[1].

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  1. 7w ago · Koavf · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Named after → Stanley Smith Stevens
    Part of → psychological terminology
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