Functional load

Noun

Definitions

1.NounTargeted exposure of an implement or organ to stimuli or other straining it is supposed or being tested to tolerate.

2.NounA measure of how much a difference between phonemes disambiguates between different words.

"The difference between voiced and voiceless TH in English bears a low functional load."

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