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stimulus
Noun
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A stimulus is an event that causes a system to change its output or behavior.
The primary goal of the $31 billion economic stimulus package was to increase job growth.
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A stimulus is something that is noticed by the senses.
The mice responded with fear to the painful stimulus.
summation
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noun
a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
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noun
(= plus)
the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
the summation of four and three gives seven
four plus three equals seven
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noun
(physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce
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noun
(= sum)
the final aggregate
the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered