Usually means: Specific stimulus a receptor detects.
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  1. adequate stimulus: Merriam-Webster
  2. adequate stimulus: Dictionary.com
  3. Adequate stimulus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. adequate stimulus: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. adequate stimulus, Adequate stimulus: Merriam-Webster

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Adequate stimulus)

noun:  The adequate stimulus is a property of a sensory receptor that determines the type of energy to which a sensory receptor responds with the initiation of sensory transduction.


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