reaction time
The interval between the reception of a stimulus and the initiation of a responseThe interval between the reception of a stimulus and the initiation of a response.
» I've improved my reaction time by almost thirty percent.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The interval between the reception of a stimulus and the initiation of a response.
Reaktionszeit
the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
Examples
3 sentencesI've improved my reaction time by almost thirty percent.
I find myself being enthralled by her reaction each time I replay it.
deIhre Reaktion vermag mich jedes Mal aufs Neue zu bezaubern, wenn ich es abspiele. — Yorwba
Reaction time decreases with age.
deMit dem Alter verringert sich die Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit. — mramosch
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: reaction times| Singular | reaction time |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it:response timelatencylatent period
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.