suprathreshold

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From supra- +‎ threshold.

Adjective[edit]

suprathreshold (not comparable)

  1. That is sufficiently strong (greater than a threshold strength) to generate a response
    • 2019, Dee Unglaub Silverthorn, “Neurons: Cellular and Network Properties”, in Human Physiology An Integrated Approach:
      a suprathreshold (above-threshold) stimulus at the trigger zone initiates the action potential

Noun[edit]

suprathreshold (plural suprathresholds)

  1. A threshold that is stronger than that needed to generate a response
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