DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does differential threshold mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD (noun)

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 ("differential threshold" is a kind of...):

limen; threshold (the smallest detectable sensation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "differential 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)