stimulus

stimulus

n. (pl. stimuli)

1. any agent, event, or situation—internal or external—that elicits a response from an organism. See conditioned stimulus; unconditioned stimulus.

2. any change in physical energy that activates a sensory receptor. See distal stimulus; proximal stimulus.

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