(neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential

• Act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Facilitation \Fa*cil`i*ta"tion\, n. The act of facilitating or making easy.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Facilitation is any activity that makes tasks for others easy, or tasks that are assisted. For example: Facilitation is used in business and organizational settings to ensure the designing and running of successful meetings and workshops. Neural facilitation ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of facilitating or making easy.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the condition of being made easy (or easier); "social facilitation is an adaptive condition" (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, noun of action from facilitate .