然后争论的焦点在于,如果这个量刚好超出了一个量子,但是又不到另一个量子,该怎么办
原文的观点是:
The stimulus which excites a certain number of quanta will ordinarily do so with a little to spare -it will excite these quanta and leave a small 'surplus' insuffcient to excite some additional quantum.
(大意就是超出一个量子而不足于另一个量子的多余部分,不足以引发另一个量子)
然后下句是
This surplus stimulation will contribute ,along with the increment delta I,to bring into activity the added quantum needed for discrimination.
Consequently, at any instant the size of the increment necessary to add another quantum to the total number excited must depend upon the amount of 'left-over'stimulation.
这句话就很明确的说了,其实这个量子的size也不是一定的……