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Meaning of ceiling effect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The process of increasing doses of a given medication to have progressively smaller incremental effect.
  2. The phenomenon where an independent variable no longer has an effect on a dependent variable, or the level above which variance in an independent variable is no longer measurable.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ceiling fan ceiling function ceiling paper Ceilinged ceilinglessness Ceilings

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