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stimulus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | input, stimulant, stimulation |
| Type of | information |
| Has types | cue, discriminative stimulus, elicitation, evocation, induction, kick, negative stimulation, negative stimulus, positive stimulus, reinforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, turn-on, conditioned stimulus, turnoff |
| Derivation | stimulate |
Examples of stimulus
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He anticipates that at least 400 more homes can be done with the stimulus funds.
From the tennessean.com
Burr voted against the stimulus bill in 2009, saying it cost way too much money.
From the kentucky.com
The boroughs soon will get $368,996 for the project from federal stimulus funds.
From the post-gazette.com
As it stands, the ephemeral stimulus will be long forgotten in just a few years.
From the businessweek.com
It wouldn't provide much stimulus, but it might marginally improve the tax code.
From the businessweek.com
Credit an economic stimulus package backed by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
From the businessweek.com
Burtless said seniors have also been the beneficiaries of two stimulus packages.
From the chron.com
District 26 says it will use remaining federal stimulus funds to cover the cost.
From the dailyherald.com
Obama's first stimulus was intended to keep unemployment from topping 8 percent.
From the suntimes.com
- Stimulation: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
- In economics, fiscal policy is the use of government expenditure and revenue collection to influence the economy.
- In physiology, a stimulus (pl. stimuli) is a detectable change in the internal or external environment. The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli is called sensitivity. ...
- In psychology, a stimulus is part of the stimulus-response relationship of behavioral learning theory. There are Descriminative Stimuli (SD) and S-Delta stimuli in relation to psychology.
- Anything that may have an impact or influence on a system; Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response; Anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism, including physical phenomena both internal ...
- (Stimuli) actions that stimulate the sense
- (Stimuli) Those things that arouse sensations; energy fluctuations.
- (Stimuli) materials used to demonstrate or teach skills.
- A physical or chemical change in the environment that leads to a response controlled by the nervous system.
