all-or-none

(ôl′ər-nŭn′)adj.1. Characterized by either a complete response or by a total lack of response or effect, as in neurological action above a threshold.2. All-or-nothing.

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adj. 1. of or pertaining to a process by which a muscle or nerve fiber either responds to a stimulus completely or not at all. 2. all-or-nothing. [1900–1905]

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Adj.

all-or-none - occurring completely or not occurring at allall-or-nothingcomplete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

all-or-none

(ôl′ər-nŭn′)adj. Characterized by either a complete response or by a total lack of response or effect, as in neurological action above a threshold.

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Physiology
adjective Referring to a reaction that either occurs completely (e.g., a depolarisation (beat) of the heart) or not at all.

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Synonyms for all-or-none

adj occurring completely or not occurring at all

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