stimulation.

An influence that encourages activity, interest, growth, or a bodily response.

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Words that belong together

• sensory stimulation
• economic stimulation

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Sensory stimulation helped sustain attention during the exercise.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common.