- difference limen
- nounthe smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect• Hyponyms: ↑just-noticeable difference, ↑jnd
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difference threshold — noun the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect • Syn: ↑differential threshold, ↑difference limen, ↑differential limen • Hypernyms: ↑threshold, ↑limen • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
limen — noun the smallest detectable sensation • Syn: ↑threshold • Hypernyms: ↑sensation, ↑esthesis, ↑aesthesis, ↑sense experience, ↑sense impression, ↑sense datum … Useful english dictionary
limen — 1. Entrance; the external opening of a canal or space, such as l. insulae [TA]. 2. SYN: threshold. [L.] difference l. a barely noticeable change in the intensity or frequency of a stimulus. l. insulae [TA] the … Medical dictionary
Limen — In physiology, psychology, or psychophysics, a limen or a liminal point is a threshold of a physiological or psychological response.Liminal, as an adjective, means situated at a sensory threshold, hence barely perceptible.ee also* Just noticeable … Wikipedia
Just-noticeable difference — In psychophysics, a just noticeable difference, customarily abbreviated with lowercase letters as jnd, is the smallest detectable difference between a starting and secondary level of a particular sensory stimulus.[1] It is also known as the… … Wikipedia
differential limen — noun the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect • Syn: ↑difference threshold, ↑differential threshold, ↑difference limen • Hypernyms: ↑threshold, ↑limen • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Just noticeable difference — In psychophysics, a just noticeable difference, customarily abbreviated with lowercase letters as jnd, is the smallest difference in a specified modality of sensory input that is detectable by a human being. It is also known as the difference… … Wikipedia
just-noticeable difference — noun (psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected • Syn: ↑jnd • Topics: ↑psychophysics • Hypernyms: ↑difference threshold, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Psychophysics — is a subdiscipline of psychology dealing with the relationship between physical stimuli and their subjective correlates, or percepts. Psychophysics has been described variously as “the scientific study of the relation between stimulus and… … Wikipedia
differential threshold — noun the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect • Syn: ↑difference threshold, ↑difference limen, ↑differential limen • Hypernyms: ↑threshold, ↑limen • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
