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temporal summation

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[tem-per-uhl suh-mey-shuhn, tem-pruhl] / ˈtɛm pər əl səˈmeɪ ʃən, ˈtɛm prəl /

noun

  1. Physiology. summation5

Etymology

Origin of temporal summation

First recorded in 1945–50

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Spatial and temporal summation can act together, as well.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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