Example and Stimulus

Example

Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Stimulus and example are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stimulus" instead a noun "Example".

Stimulus noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Example and stimulus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Example" instead a noun "Stimulus".

specific	specific example	specific stimulus
direct	direct example	direct stimulus
mild	mild example	mild stimulus
extreme	extreme example	extreme stimulus
Other adjectives: dramatic, minor.

Voluntary example: In the Dream Park series, Gamers wear remote-control amulets that deliver a mild electrical stimulus to inform them that they've been killed out of a scenario.

Source: Shock Collar
And unlike in the above example, getting sassed at is a perfectly normal stimulus for Frenzy.

Source: Hulking Out
On The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon tends to faint when he can't process the stimulus his brain is receiving; for example, when his hero Steven Hawking points out an arithmetic error in a paper Sheldon wrote.

Source: Fainting

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