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DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD

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Dictionary entry overview: What does difference threshold mean?

• DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD (noun)
The noun DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD has 1 sense:

1. the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect

Familiarity information: DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD used as a noun is very rare.

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• DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

difference limen; difference threshold; differential limen; differential threshold

Hypernyms ("difference threshold" is a kind of...):

limen; threshold (the smallest detectable sensation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "difference threshold"):

jnd; just-noticeable difference ((psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected)

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