Stimulus vs Stimulation - What's the difference?
stimulus | stimulation |
(rfc-sense) Anything that may have an impact or influence on a system.
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(rfc-sense) (physiology) Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response.
(rfc-sense) (psychology) Anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism, including physical phenomena both internal and external to the body.
(rfc-sense) Anything that induces a person to take action.
A pushing or goading toward action.
An activity causing excitement or pleasure.
(biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input.
Stimulation is a related term of stimulus.
As nouns the difference between stimulus and stimulation
is that stimulus is anything that may have an impact or influence on a system while stimulation is a pushing or goading toward action.stimulus
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(wikipedia stimulus)Noun
(stimuli)- an economic stimulus
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