REACTION TIME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reaction time mean? 

• REACTION TIME (noun)
  The noun REACTION TIME has 1 sense:

1. the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it

  Familiarity information: REACTION TIME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REACTION TIME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

latency; latent period; reaction time; response time

Hypernyms ("reaction time" is a kind of...):

interval; time interval (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)

 Context examples 

The device contains all the reagents necessary to provide a clear result, with very short reaction times (10–60 seconds).

(Scientists design devices to calculate the concentration of potassium in water, of creatinine in urine, or glucose in blood using smartphone technology, University of Granada)

In particular, going without AC during a heat wave hurt their reaction time when they had to make quick judgments.

(Hot Dorm Rooms Could Affect Students' Memory, Sadie Witkowski/VOA)