all-or-none law

Definitions of all-or-none law
  1. noun
    (neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
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    type of:
    law, law of nature
    a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
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