limenn.
/ˈlʌɪmɛn/, /ˈlʌɪmən/, U.S. /ˈlaɪmən/ Psychology.
The limit below which a given stimulus ceases to be perceptible; the minimum amount of stimulus or nerve-excitation required to produce a sensation. Also called threshold n.
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1895 E. B. Titchener tr. O. Külpe Outl. Psychol. 48 The just noticeable stimulus is technically termed the stimulus limen [Ger. Reizschwelle], and the just noticeable stimulus-difference the difference limen [Ger. Unterschiedsschwelle].
1901 E. B. Titchener Exper. Psychol. I. 140 The method given for the determination of the limen.
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