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just-noticeable difference

DEFINITIONS OF: just-noticeable difference

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

Synonyms:
jnd
Type of:
difference limen, difference threshold, differential limen, differential threshold
the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
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