limen

/ˈlaɪmən/

Other forms: limina

Definitions of limen

1. noun

   the smallest detectable sensation
   synonyms: threshold

   types:

   absolute threshold

   the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect

   difference limen, difference threshold, differential limen, differential threshold

   the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect

   pain threshold

   the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced

   jnd, just-noticeable difference

   (psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected

   type of:

   aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression

   an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation