Definition of Fechnerian
:of, relating to, or discovered by G.T.Fechner, German physicist considered to be a founder of psychophysics and experimental psychology
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Fechnerian
adjective
Fech·ne·ri·an
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(ˈ)fek¦nirēən
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Origin and Etymology of fechnerian
Gustav Theodor Fechner †1887 German physicist, philosopher, & experimental psychologist + English -ian
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