thefactof somethingreachingalevelorpointat which somethingstartstohappenorchange:Wewitnessedthethresholdeffectasrenewableenergyemergedfromnichemarketstocompeteformainstreambusiness.MARKETINGthefactthatadvertisingfor aproductorservicehas toreachacertainlevelbeforesalesincrease:Thethresholdeffectmeansthat you have toseean ad 7timesfor it to have aneffecton you.(Definition ofthreshold effectfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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threshold effectIt may refer to:thresholdeffect, a particle physics calculation;thresholdeffect, a trait in genetics.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The variability in definitions regarding age is in part explained by the effects of increasing age occurring as a continuum rather than as athresholdeffect.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The average number of adults was included as a continuous variable, as there was nothresholdeffectwhen the variable was categorized.From theCambridge English CorpusWeak dominance results in athresholdeffectwhere element number only declines above an intermediate selfing rate.From theCambridge English CorpusAs noted, this risk exists because the strict application of the policy distance principle actually generates athresholdeffect.From theCambridge English CorpusThe answer stems from thethresholdeffectin the relationship between votes and victories.From theCambridge English CorpusSecond, the presence of a linguistic abilitythresholdeffect(discussed below) on false belief performance is assessed.From theCambridge English CorpusWe propose that this condition is caused by athresholdeffectrather than a few predisposing loci.From theCambridge English CorpusRather, they appear to be more illustrative of athresholdeffect.From theCambridge English CorpusAthresholdeffectis when succeeding in both paired domains is necessary for maintaining or gaining a salutary trajectory of well-being.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/threshold-effect##
