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    DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The smallest change in stimulation that a person can detectplay

    Synonyms:

    difference limen; difference threshold; differential limen; differential threshold

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("difference threshold" is a kind of...):

    limen; threshold (the smallest detectable sensation)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "difference threshold"):

    jnd; just-noticeable difference ((psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected)

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