The Only Use of
stimulus
in
Flowers for Algernon -- Short Story
- The surgical stimulus to which we were both subjected has resulted in an intensification and acceleration of all mental processes.
p. 18..0stimulus = something that causes a reaction
Definition:
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(stimulus) something that creates growth or excitement, or something that causes an actionin various senses, including:
- economic stimulus -- something that makes the economy grow
- biological or psychological stimulus -- something that makes the body react in a particular way such as when more light make the eye pupil shrink, or when lack of sleep causes stress