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diagnostic baseline

the entry or pretreatment levels of symptoms, used in identifying or treating diseases or disorders. Such levels are also used to assign patients or participants in a study to correlational groups.

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January 29th 2025

range fractionation

range fractionation

a hypothesis of perception of stimulus intensity, stating that a wide range of intensity values can be encoded by a group of cells, each of which is a specialist for a particular range of stimulus intensities.