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reaction time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
re-ac-tion -time
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The interval between the reception of a stimulus and the initiation of a response.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

reaction times (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

stimulus-response time

Synonyms

latent time response time latency latent period

Questions

What does reaction time mean?
The interval between the reception of a stimulus and the initiation of a response.

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