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- noun sciences Any of many
mathematical relationships in which something is related to something else by anequation of the form f(x) = a.xk
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- noun (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity
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oroboros commented on the word power law
See fat tail and long tail and Wiki link.
October 8, 2008