NOUN | cognition | differential threshold, difference threshold, difference limen, differential limen | the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect |
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Meaning | The smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect. | |
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Synonyms | difference threshold, difference limen, differential limen | |
Narrower | just-noticeable difference, jnd | (psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected |
Broader | threshold, limen | The smallest detectable sensation |
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