threshold
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈθrɛʃhoʊld/
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umbral
- The research revealed that students performing below the national average were under the threshold needed to qualify for advanced classes.
- poverty threshold
- crossing the threshold
- exceed the threshold
And therefore that's that's just a threshold I rarely, rarely cross.
- And therefore that's that's just a threshold I rarely, rarely cross.
- Will there be the threshold energy or threshold knowledge to pass this test?
- Like it's a whole new threshold of experience for you.
- If sensor value is more than the threshold, then we turn on the LED.
- Is there a lower end threshold that can be problematic?
- So two or more of those criteria and you meet threshold for addiction.
- And then you do that and it's just the threshold keeps going up, unfortunately.
- We all have our thresholds for certain things.
- You're standing on the on the doorway, the threshold of death itself, right?
- So we also know that men's threshold for selection is much lower than women's.
- And even Joseph Campbell said it's crossing the first threshold was, you know, stunning surprise one.
- He said God is what mind becomes when it goes beyond the threshold of our comprehension.
Examples
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It really has brought us to the threshold of personalized medicine.
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The company has a policy that we cannot issue loans to clients who score below our credit threshold.
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Will there be the threshold energy or threshold knowledge to pass this test?
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Like it's a whole new threshold of experience for you.
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Well, it's above the threshold of just normal understanding.
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Dan, we're about to cross the threshold.
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Right this instant, you are at the threshold of your next trillion years.
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"You are on the threshold of untold success."
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Manchester United manager, Matt Busby, this moment, stands on the threshold of a dream.
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Dr. Meacham, we happen to know that you are on the threshold of discovering limitless amounts of free nuclear energy.
Synonyms
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3.7
The edge of a place or situation where something is about to happen
43
5.3
A moment when a small event causes a big, lasting change
16
6.3
A point in time when something is about to change
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4.5
The very edge of a steep place like a cliff
4
7.5
A moment when a situation changes in an important way
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5.3
The lowest level of sound, light, or touch that you can notice
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
The smallest change in what you see, hear, or taste that a person can notice
- Specialized
The smallest change in something, like light or taste, that a person can notice
- Specialized
A minimum percentage of votes a political party must get to win any seats in parliament
- Specialized
The weakest amount of something that a person or animal can notice with their senses
- Specialized
A part of a circuit that gives an output only when the input reaches a set level
- Specialized
A function that gives 1 when an input is above a fixed number and 0 when not
- Specialized
An electrical device that sends a signal when enough inputs are active
- Specialized
A process that checks values against a set level and marks which values meet it
How Strict
- Formal
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6.4
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1.4
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4.2
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3.1
759
1.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Threshold also means the point where something begins, and this meaning comes from the image of stepping over a door threshold into a new place. So, being 'on the threshold' of something is being at its 'starting point'.