reaction time


nounPsychology.
  1. the interval between stimulation and response.

Origin of reaction time

1
First recorded in 1875–80

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How to use reaction time in a sentence

  • A longer reaction time usually follows the incriminating words, and the subject is thrown into a visible confusion.

    The Science of Human Nature | William Henry Pyle
  • The tapping experiment described in the first chapter can now be repeated and the results taken as a measure of reaction time.

    The Science of Human Nature | William Henry Pyle
  • The tests were from morning till night and covered everything from physicals, eye, hearing and coordination to reaction time.

  • Because I do not know the reaction time which would exist from the time a bullet struck until someone made a move.

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British Dictionary definitions for reaction time

reaction time

noun
  1. physiol another name for latent time

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