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    JUST-NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetectedplay

    Synonyms:

    jnd; just-noticeable difference

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("just-noticeable difference" is a kind of...):

    difference limen; difference threshold; differential limen; differential threshold (the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect)

    Domain category:

    psychophysics (the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects)

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