absolute threshold

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   the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect

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Questions about absolute threshold

What does absolute threshold mean?

absolute threshold means "the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect".

Is absolute threshold a common word?

absolute threshold is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.