Medical Dictionary

Weber's law

noun We·ber's law \ˈweb-ərz-, ˈvā-bərz-\

Medical Definition of WEBER'S LAW

:  an approximately accurate generalization in psychology: the smallest change in the intensity of a stimulus capable of being perceived is proportional to the intensity of the original stimulus

Biographical Note for WEBER'S LAW

E. H. Weber —see weber-fechner law

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