Quantitative Concept
sensory threshold
sen·so·ry thresh·old
Subclass of:
Perception
Definitions related to sensory thresholds:
  • Lowest stimulus intensity a subject can detect or that can elicit a sensory response.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The minimum amount of stimulus energy necessary to elicit a sensory response.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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