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Stevens

Other forms: Stevenses

Definitions of Stevens
  1. noun
    United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
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    psychophysicist
    a psychologist trained in psychophysics
  2. noun
    United States poet (1879-1955)
    synonyms: Wallace Stevens
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    poet
    a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
  3. noun
    United States filmmaker (1905-1975)
    synonyms: George Stevens
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    film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker
    a producer of motion pictures
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