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STANLEY SMITH STEVENS
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• STANLEY SMITH STEVENS (noun)
The noun STANLEY SMITH STEVENS has 1 sense:
1. United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
Familiarity information: STANLEY SMITH STEVENS used as a noun is very rare.
• STANLEY SMITH STEVENS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
S. Smith Stevens; Smitty Stevens; Stanley Smith Stevens; Stevens
Instance hypernyms:
psychophysicist (a psychologist trained in psychophysics)
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"Good enough for Government work." (American proverb)
"He who puts off something will lose it." (Corsican proverb)