"Thurstonian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Thurstonian [comparative], most Thurstonian [superlative]
Etymology: Thurstone + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Thurstone|ian}} Thurstone + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Thurstonian (comparative more Thurstonian, superlative most Thurstonian)
  1. Of or relating to Louis Leon Thurstone (1887–1955), American pioneer in the fields of psychometrics and psychophysics.

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