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facilitation

fa·ci·li·tation

UK/fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən/ US/fəˌsɪləˈteɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the condition of being made easy (or easier)

  • “social facilitation is an adaptive condition”
2.

(neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential

3.

act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something

Origin

From facilitate + -ion. Compare Latin facilitātiō.

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