limen

English Thesaurus

1. the smallest detectable sensation (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression,
definition	:	an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	absolute threshold,
definition	:	the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	difference limen, difference threshold, differential limen, differential threshold,
definition	:	the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect (noun.cognition)