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suprathreshold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
suprathresh-old
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From supra- + threshold.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

suprathresholds (plural)

Questions

What does suprathreshold mean?
That is sufficiently strong (greater than a threshold strength) to generate a response
Where does suprathreshold come from?
From supra- + threshold.

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