all-or-none law
Physiology term describing the principle that a nerve or muscle fiber responds completely or not at all to a stimulus. Also known as 悉無律 (しつむりつ).
See also: 悉無律 (しつむりつ)
Neurons generate action potentials according to the all-or-none law.
Synonym for 全か無かの法則, but less common and more technical.
Calque from English 'all-or-none law', composed of 全 (all), か (or), 無 (none), and 法則 (law).