Meaning & use
suprathreshold
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relating to a stimulus intensity that is above the threshold needed for detection or perception
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Suprathreshold sounds were used in the hearing test to measure how loudness grows once a tone is clearly audible.
Researchers compared subthreshold and suprathreshold doses to see when patients began reporting side effects.
A note on using this word
Formed from Latin 'supra-' (above) plus 'threshold'; used mainly in psychophysics and pharmacology.
Words with an opposite meaning
subthreshold
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