hyperacuity

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ acuity.

Noun

hyperacuity (countable and uncountable, plural hyperacuities)

1. sensory performance finer than the receptor grain
   • 2009, Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, volume V, Oxford Academic Press:

     Acuity and hyperacuity are now used as the terms applied to the limits, respectively, of resolution and localization.

References

• Westheimer, G. (1975). Visual acuity and hyperacuity. Investigative Ophthalmology, 14, 570-572