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noun
A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the smallest detectable sensation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: threshold
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
Narrower terms: absolute threshold, difference threshold, differential threshold, difference limen, differential limen
History
Learned borrowing from Latin līmen (“threshold”).
