1. a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue: "areas of the brain which respond to auditory stimuli"
▪ a thing that rouses activity or energy in someone or something; a spur or incentive.
▪ an interesting and exciting quality: "she loved the stimulus of the job"
▪ a set of temporary financial measures enacted by a government that is intended to encourage economic growth during a recession:"the stimulus was created to save 150,000 jobs"
Word Originlate 17th century: from Latin, ‘goad, spur, incentive’.
