Synonyms of the word

elicitation

• n. The act of eliciting.
• n. Something that is elicited.

evocation

• n. The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.

induction

• n. An act of inducting.
• n. An act of inducing.
• n. (medicine) The process of inducing the birth process.
• n. (obsolete) An introduction.

input

• n. The act or process of putting in; infusion.
• n. That which is put in, as in an amount.
• n. Contribution, or share in a contribution.
• n. Something fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
• v. (transitive) To put in; put on.
• v. (transitive) To enter data.
• v. (transitive) To accept data that is entered.

stimulant

• n. A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
• n. Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.
• adj. Acting as a stimulant.

stimulation

• n. A pushing or goading toward action.
• n. An activity causing excitement or pleasure.
• n. (biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input.

stimulus

• n. Anything that may have an impact or influence on a system.
• n. (physiology) Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or…
• n. (psychology) Anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism,…
• n. Anything that induces a person to take action.