perception

Stevens' power law

Perceived magnitude follows a power function of physical magnitude.

loi de puissance de Stevens

La grandeur perçue suit une fonction puissance de la grandeur physique.

Explique la sous-estimation des aires et volumes. Vérifié : traité sous ce nom (figure dédiée) dans Design for Information, et discuté aussi chez Munzner et dans Graphical Perception de Cleveland et McGill.

Classification

perception
the name evokes: eponym

Attestation

French term: Common usage, not attested by a source
English definition: Design for information: an introduction to the histories, theories, and best practices ...

Sources (2)

Cite this entry

Stable addresshttps://dataviz.adrientaudiere.com/en/term/stevens-law.html

ReferenceTaudière Adrien. 2026. Stevens' power law. In Visualization Vocabulary, version 1.0.0. IdEst. https://dataviz.adrientaudiere.com/en/term/stevens-law.html

BibTeX

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  author    = {Taudière, Adrien},
  title     = {Stevens' power law},
  booktitle = {Visualization Vocabulary},
  year      = {2026},
  version   = {1.0.0},
  publisher = {IdEst},
  url       = {https://dataviz.adrientaudiere.com/en/term/stevens-law.html},
  note      = {CC0 1.0}
}

Page created on 2026-10-13. Text last changed on 2026-10-13. Numbers computed on 2026-10-22.