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Stevens

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Stevens

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n
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
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n
United States poet (1879-1955)
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United States filmmaker (1905-1975)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Stevens
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n United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)

Synonyms:
S. Smith Stevens, Smitty Stevens, Stanley Smith Stevens
Example of:
psychophysicist
a psychologist trained in psychophysics
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n United States poet (1879-1955)

Synonyms:
Wallace Stevens
Example of:
poet
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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n United States filmmaker (1905-1975)

Synonyms:
George Stevens
Example of:
film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker
a producer of motion pictures
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