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Definition of Stevens

1. Noun. United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973).

2. Noun. United States poet (1879-1955).

3. Noun. United States filmmaker (1905-1975).

Definition of Stevens

1. Proper noun. An English patronymic surname derived from the given name Steven. ¹

2. Noun. (plural of steven) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stevens

1. steven [n] - See also: steven

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stevens

Sterne Sternean Sterninae Sternotherus Sterope Stesichorus Stetson Steuben Steve Steve Martin

Steve Reich Steven Steven Spielberg Steven Weinberg Stevenage Stevens Stevens' law Stevens' power law Stevens-Johnson syndrome Stevenson

Steves Stevie Steward Stewart Stewie Sth Stheno Stichaeidae Sticherus

Literary usage of Stevens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"Thereafter, the commissioner gave notice to Fuller that stevens desired to ... stevens then gave a recognizance for his appearance at such time and place, ..."

2. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"stevens, EW Treatise on carburation and the two cycle engine. ... stevens, Walter Barlow, 1848- Trip to Panama; the narrative of a tour of observation ..."

3. Annual Report by American Tract Society (1854)
"stevens, Mrs. Anna, Greenville, NY stevens, Mrs. Cynthia T., ... Dillon, Gloverville, NY stevens, William, Belleville, NJ stevens, Miss Ursula, ..."

4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1899)
"stevens—Stephens.—William A. Robbing. ... embracing the descendants of the following : Henry stevens, who died in Boston, Mass., in 1690; John stevens, ..."

5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"At the conclusion of the evidence the defendant moved to rule out certain evidence tending to show that the transfer of the bond for title by Mrs. stevens ..."

6. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1901)
"stevens. G: Barker. Messages of the Apostles: the apostolic discourses in the Book of Acts, and the genera! and pastoral epistles of the New Testament, ..."

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