suprathreshold

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adjective

That is sufficiently strong (greater than a threshold strength) to generate a response

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Meanings

adjectivesuprathreshold (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat is sufficiently strong (greater than a threshold strength) to generate a response

    a suprathreshold (above-threshold) stimulus at the trigger zone initiates the action potential

    2019, Dee Unglaub Silverthorn, “Neurons: Cellular and Network Properties”, in Human Physiology An Integrated Approach
nounsuprathreshold (plural suprathresholds)

plural suprathresholds

  1. A threshold that is stronger than that needed to generate a response

Origin

From supra- + threshold.

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APA

suprathreshold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suprathreshold

MLA

“suprathreshold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suprathreshold. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suprathreshold,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suprathreshold.

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