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threshold model

any model specifying that there is a value within a range of values for an independent variable at which the dependent variable (e.g., the behavior or action of a participant) changes from one state (e.g., unwilling to buy a product) to another (e.g., willing to buy the product).

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drug tolerance

drug tolerance

see tolerance.