all-or-none
[ ôl′ər-nŭn′ ]
Characterized by either a complete response or by a total lack of response or effect, depending on the strength of the stimulus. Neurons have an all-or-none response to impulse transmission and cannot be partially stimulated.
Words nearby all-or-none
all-in wrestling,
all-in-one,
all-inclusive,
all-night,
all-nighter,
all-or-none,
all-or-none law,
all-or-nothing,
all-ordinaries index,
all-out,
all-over
Example sentences from the Web for all-or-none
It was an all-or-none reaction; the legs spurned the ground in perfect unison and with every bit of the power in them.
Rastignac the Devil |Philip Jos Farmer