Fechner

[ fekh-nuh r ]

/ ˈfɛx nər /

noun

Gus·tav The·o·dor

[goo s-tahf tey-aw-dawr] /ˈgʊs tɑf ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/, 1801–87, German physicist, psychologist, and philosopher.

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Examples from the Web for fechner

Men like Paulsen and Wundt do not hesitate to call Fechner master.
Psychical Miscellanea|J. Arthur Hill
In the same way Fechner is justified in propounding his theory of a universal soul.
The Positive Outcome of Philosophy|Joseph Dietzgen
The real founder of experimental psychology, Fechner, showed the way; he performed fatiguing experiments with lifted dumb-bells.
Psychology and Industrial Efficiency|Hugo Mnsterberg
In making that happy collocation of words Fechner virtually christened a new science.
A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams

It will be noticed, however, that my experiments differed from those of Vierordt and Fechner in one essential respect.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fechner

Fechner

/ (German ˈfɛçnər) /

noun

Gustav Theodor (ˈɡʊstaf ˈteːodoːr). 1801–87, German physicist, philosopher, and psychologist, noted particularly for his work on psychophysics, Elemente der Psychophysik (1860)

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Medical definitions for fechner

Fechner

[ fĕk′nər, fĕKH′- ]

Gustav Theodor 1801-1887

German psychologist and physicist who studied the relationship between strength of stimulus and intensity of sensation, thereby founding psychophysics.