Definitions for "Critical period"
Time in which certain experiences must occur for normal brain development, such as exposure to visual information during infancy for the normal development of the visual pathways of the brain. go to glossary index
(see also textbook glossary) A period in the development of a child when certain skills are acquired easily.
A stage of early development in which an organism is susceptible to certain influences and during which important irreversible patterns of behaviour are acquired.
A period of time between restocking during which the sales volume of a store is at its highest level.
The portion of the historical 50-year streamflow record that would product the least amount of energy; that period is currently the 42 1/2 months of water conditions from August 16, 1928 through February 1932. The critical period is used to determine the maximum firm load-carrying capability of the present system under "worst-case" conditions.
In a power system, the portion of its recorded historical stream-flow that would produce the least energy. The critical period is used to calculate the current maximum firm loadcarrying capability of the system under “worstcase” conditions.
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(long-day plants)