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air–bone gap

the difference between the air-conduction and bone-conduction hearing levels at specific frequencies, which indicates the amount of conductive impairment in the ear tested.

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October 18th 2024

Fechner’s paradox

Fechner’s paradox

the apparent increase in the brightness of a figure caused by closing one eye after viewing the figure with both eyes open. [Gustav Theodor Fechner]