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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
2. 2
   the smallest detectable sensation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

thresholdaffectibilityborder lineboundboundaryboundary condition

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin līmen (“threshold”).

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