reaction time

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reaction time

noun reaction times

  1. countable, uncountable The interval between the reception of a stimulus and the initiation of a response.

    Similar: latent time

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noun time taken to react

中文反應時間 /反应时间 fǎnyìng shíjiān
Françaistemps de réaction
DeutschReaktionszeit
Italianotempo di reazione

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@misc{reaction_time_2026,
  title = {reaction time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reaction%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}