What does "reaction time" mean?

The interval between the reception of a stimulus and the initiation of a response.

Reaction time

Common synonyms include: latency, response time, data collection, data interpretation, latent period, rapid physiological response.

noun

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Noun

1
The interval between the reception of a stimulus and the initiation of a response. countable, uncountable
2
the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it wordnet