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Physiological as well as perceptual growth functions may mathematically be described by power functions. The most general form is that proposed by Borg (1, 2): R = a + c (S-b)n, where R is the response and S the stimulus intensity, a is the rest value (or a basic “noise intensity”), which together with the b-value identifies the starting point of the function, c is the measure-constant and n the exponent. The a/b-constants may also represent “the absolute threshold”, just above the starting point of the function or a certain submaximal reference intensity, either at a fixed level or an individually determined one.
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Borg, G. (1991). General and Differential Characteristics of Lactate Functions. In: Bachl, N., Graham, T.E., Löllgen, H. (eds) Advances in Ergometry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76442-4_22
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