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单词 all-or-none law
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all-or-none law

[ awl-er-nuhn ]
/ ˈɔl ərˈnʌn /

noun Physiology.

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.

Origin of all-or-none law

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby all-or-none law

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Medical definitions for all-or-none law

all-or-none law

n.

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 either give a complete response or no response at all.

Other words from all-or-none law

all′-or-none adj.
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