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reaction time

noun

Psychology.
  1. the interval between stimulation and response.



reaction time

noun

  1. physiol another name for latent time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reaction time1

First recorded in 1875–80
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It not only got him out of his prime hitting position, but also gave him a fraction-of-a-second less reaction time to read each pitch and make the right swing decision.

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They identified 29 defined cell types, including immune cells that exhibited differences in their abundance and reaction time between age groups, and muscle stem cells that self-renew in youth but stall out as muscles age.

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“We had constant training exercises. Our reaction time was two minutes,” he says, with a hint of pride.

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Distractions slow the reaction time of automated vehicle remote drivers by over five seconds, new research has shown.

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Gun violence is high, police reaction time slow.

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