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
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: fang: hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: poliosis: loss of color from the hair
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: yam: sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: general anesthesia: a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: agar: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: pie crust: pastry used to hold pie fillings
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: aluminum hydroxide: white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: burr: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: swerve: the act of turning aside suddenly
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: gallstone: a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts