1Psychology a context-specific response to a stimulus, relating to its significance to the responder.
2A mathematical function relating the output or response of an electrical or biological system to the input or stimulus, typically displayed in graphical form.
Origin
1920s.
Definition of response function in US English:
response function
noun
1Psychology a context-specific response to a stimulus, relating to its significance to the responder.
2A mathematical function relating the output or response of an electrical or biological system to the input or stimulus, typically displayed in graphical form.