all-or-none response

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• all-or-none — ȯ lər nən adj marked either by complete operation or effect or by none at all <all or none response of a nerve cell> …   Medical dictionary

• all-or-none — adjective occurring completely or not occurring at all • Syn: ↑all or nothing • Similar to: ↑complete * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : occurring either completely or not at all : marked either by entire, complete, inclusive, or unqualified… …   Useful english dictionary

• all-or-none — adjective Date: 1900 marked either by entire or complete operation or effect or by none at all < all or none response of a nerve cell > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• all-or-none — (ôl ər nŭnʹ) adj. Characterized by either a complete response or by a total lack of response or effect, as in neurological action above a threshold: “Nerve impulses follow the All or None Law that is, a nerve impulse generated by a weak stimulus… …   Universalium

• all-or-none law — n a principle in physiology: in any single nerve or muscle fiber the response to a stimulus above threshold level is maximal and independent of the intensity of the stimulus * * * see all or none …   Medical dictionary

• All-or-none law — The all or none law is the principle that the strength by which a nerve or muscle fiber responds to a stimulus is not dependent on the strength of the stimulus. If the stimulus is any strength above threshold, the nerve or muscle fiber will… …   Wikipedia

• all-or-none law — /awl euhr nun /, Physiol. the principle that under given conditions the response of a nerve or muscle fiber to a stimulus at any strength above the threshold is the same: the muscle or nerve responds completely or not at all. [1895 1900] * * * ▪… …   Universalium

• all-or-none law — noun (neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus • Topics: ↑neurophysiology • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of nature * * * noun : a principle in physiology …   Useful english dictionary

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