All-or-none
all-or-none
all-or-none
(ôl’ər-nŭn’)
Characterized by either a complete response or by a total lack of response or effect, depending on the strength of the stimulus. Neurons have an all-or-none response to impulse transmission and cannot be partially stimulated.
Historical Examples
It was an all-or-none reaction; the legs spurned the ground in perfect unison and with every bit of the power in them.
Rastignac the Devil Philip Jos Farmer
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