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threshold

[ thresh-ohld, thresh-hohld ]

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noun

the sill of a doorway.
the entrance to a house or building.
any place or point of entering or beginning:
the threshold of a new career.
Also called limen. Psychology, Physiology. the point at which a stimulus is of sufficient intensity to begin to produce an effect:
the threshold of consciousness; a low threshold of pain.

threshold

/ ˈθrɛʃˌhəʊld; ˈθrɛʃəʊld /

noun

Also calleddoorsill a sill, esp one made of stone or hardwood, placed at a doorway
any doorway or entrance
the starting point of an experience, event, or venture
on the threshold of manhood
psychol the strength at which a stimulus is just perceived Compare absolute threshold difference threshold
the threshold of consciousness
1. a level or point at which something would happen, would cease to happen, or would take effect, become true, etc
2. ( as modifier )
  threshold effect
  threshold price
1. the minimum intensity or value of a signal, etc, that will produce a response or specified effect
  a frequency threshold
2. ( as modifier )
  a threshold current
modifier designating or relating to a pay agreement, clause, etc, that raises wages to compensate for increases in the cost of living

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Word History and Origins

Origin of threshold¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English threschold, Old English threscold, threscwald; cognate with Old Norse �ٳ��ǫ��, dialectal Swedish �ٰ�ä��챹��; akin to thresh in earlier sense “trample, tread”; -old, -wald element of obscure origin

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Word History and Origins

Origin of threshold¹

Old English therscold; related to Old Norse threskoldr, Old High German driscubli, Old Swedish thriskuldi

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The slowdown in the market was expected due to changes to stamp duty thresholds kicking in on 1 April.

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This would need at least three consecutive days at or above the "heatwave threshold," which varies depending on where you are in the UK.

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But it added that the levy had effectively created a "target" of just below the 5g threshold, and products had clustered below 5g as a result.

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Previously, packages worth up to $2,500 could enter the US with minimal paperwork but, due to tighter customs checks that came into force alongside the tariffs earlier this month, the threshold has been lowered.

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That requires temperatures to exceed a threshold - which varies from 25 to 28C across the UK - for at least three consecutive days.

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