Term: fechner's law: (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: fang: hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison → 0
Candidate hypernym: poliosis: loss of color from the hair → 0
Candidate hypernym: yam: sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked → 0
Candidate hypernym: general anesthesia: a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation) → 0
Candidate hypernym: agar: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent → 0
Candidate hypernym: pie crust: pastry used to hold pie fillings → 0
Candidate hypernym: aluminum hydroxide: white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite → 0
Candidate hypernym: burr: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece → 0
Candidate hypernym: swerve: the act of turning aside suddenly → 0
Candidate hypernym: gallstone: a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts → 0