suprathreshold

English

Etymology

From supra- +‎ threshold.

Adjective

suprathreshold (not comparable)

1. That is sufficiently strong (greater than a threshold strength) to generate a response
   • 2019, Dee Unglaub Silverthorn, “Neurons: Cellular and Network Properties”, in Human Physiology An Integrated Approach:

     a suprathreshold (above-threshold) stimulus at the trigger zone initiates the action potential

Noun

suprathreshold (plural suprathresholds)

1. A threshold that is stronger than that needed to generate a response