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MFR

MFR

9.9
The average number of electrical signals a nerve cell sends
  • noun
  • Specialized
: tasa media de disparo
  • A higher MFR can indicate increased neural activity in a specific brain region.

Examples

  • The experiment required precise calculation of the MFR for each recorded neuron.

  • The researchers measured the MFR to analyze the neuron's response to different stimuli.

  • The MFR is crucial for understanding neuron activity.

  • Researchers measured the MFR of the neurons in the study.

  • The researchers measured the MFR to analyze the neuron's response to different stimuli.

  • A higher MFR can indicate increased neural activity in a specific brain region.

  • The experiment required precise calculation of the MFR for each recorded neuron.

Synonyms

freq
vsMFR
  • Informal
1 9.5

How often something happens

is a specific average rate for neuron electrical impulses over time

Surface Forms

MFR singular
MFRs plural

Morphology

MFR = M + F + R

This is an abbreviation for a technical phrase ('mean firing rate'); the letters do not function as productive morphemes and do not transparently indicate the meaning.

Etymology

MFR stands for mean firing rate, where mean means 'average' and rate means 'how often' something happens; it is the average number of signals a neuron sends, like counting how many times a small light blinks in a minute.