Weber's law

Definitions of Weber's law

noun
(psychophysics) the concept that a just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to the magnitude of the original stimulus

“Weber's law explains why you don't notice your headlights are on in the daytime”

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law, law of nature
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

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