Definition of Gustav Theodor Fechner

1. Noun. German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived Fechner's law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber (1801-1887).

Exact synonyms: Fechner
Generic synonyms: Physicist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gustav Theodor Fechner

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Gurkha
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Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Nanak
Gus
Gusii
Gussenbauer's suture
Gustav
Gustav Hertz
Gustav Klimt
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
Gustav Theodor Fechner (current term)
Gustave
Gustave Courbet
Gustave Flaubert
Gustavus
Gustavus Adolphus
Gustavus Franklin Swift
Gustavus I
Gustavus II
Gustavus V
Gutenberg
Gutenbergian
Guthrie
Guthrie test

Literary usage of Gustav Theodor Fechner

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"Gustav Theodor Fechner (1801-1887), professor of physics at Leipzig, and one of the founders of psycho-physics, is a representative of the same movement. ..."

2. A History of Modern Philosophy: A Sketch of the History of Philosophy from by Harald Høffding (1908)
"(U) Gustav Theodor Fechner Fechner and Lotze may be called the Dioscuri of German philosophy in the latter half of our century. They are alike in idealistic ..."

3. The Philosophy of the Present in Germany by Oswald Külpe (1913)
"Gustav Theodor Fechner. (1801-1887) From the literature on Fechner, ... Gustav Theodor Fechner (3rd ed. 1910); the first volume of the excellent collection, ..."

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